Grosses
'Fast & Furious 6' Sets Franchise High $38.2 Million Opening Day; 'Hangover 3' Rebounds Slightly, 'Epic' Strong in Third PlaceMay 25, 2013 03:15 AM
Universal reports an excellent $38.2 million Friday opening for Fast & Furious 6, topping the $34.4 million opening day of 2011's Fast Five for a new franchise high. BoxOffice is projecting a $119 million four-day opening for the sequel, with an outside shot at hitting $100 million in its first three days alone.
The Hangover Part III managed to increase slightly with a 23 percent increase from Thursday's disappointing debut up to $14.53 million yesterday (likely due to the late release date change). That said, the film is far under-performing against expectations as its two-day take is running 57.3 percent behind The Hangover Part II. With volatile word of mouth thus far, the outlook for the comedy three-quel isn't good. We're projecting a $52.5 million four-day weekend and $64.3 million five-day overall start.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness held up well in the face of new competition. The J.J. Abrams-helmed sequel is headed for a four-day weekend of $49 million.
Fox's Epic impressed with a strong $9.35 million take on Friday. Despite no built-in audience, the animated film took advantage of the lack of kiddie-centric movies in the market right now (March's The Croods was the most recent film to appeal to that crowd). We're projecting a $44 million four-day gross for the pic.
Meanwhile, The Great Gatsby declined 48 percent Friday-to-Friday with $3.96 million to begin its third weekend. The film is on pace for a $17.5 million four-day frame.
3-Day & 4-Day Memorial Weekend Projections
1. Fast & Furious 6 - $98.0 million (3-day) / $119.0 million (4-day)
2. The Hangover Part III - $43.5 million (3-day) / $52.5 million (4-day) / $64.3 million (5-day total)
3. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 million (4-day)
4. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
5. Iron Man 3 - $20.0 million (3-day) / $25.5 million (4-day)
6. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Jul. 29 - Sun, Jul. 31
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wedding Crashers | $20,023,159 | -22% | 3,030 | 105 | $6,608 | $115,626,594 | 3 | New Line |
| 2 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $16,384,060 | -42% | 3,775 | -15 | $4,340 | $148,094,585 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Sky High | $14,633,309 | -- | 2,905 | -- | $5,037 | $14,633,309 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Stealth | $13,251,120 | -- | 3,495 | -- | $3,791 | $13,251,120 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Must Love Dogs | $12,856,018 | -- | 2,505 | -- | $5,132 | $12,856,018 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Fantastic Four | $6,912,836 | -45% | 2,744 | -705 | $2,519 | $136,258,647 | 4 | Fox |
| 7 | The Island (2005) | $5,963,435 | -52% | 3,138 | 16 | $1,900 | $24,318,829 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | Bad News Bears | $5,634,742 | -50% | 3,183 | 0 | $1,770 | $22,667,271 | 2 | Paramount |
| 9 | War of the Worlds | $5,481,025 | -39% | 2,324 | -941 | $2,358 | $218,366,186 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | Hustle and Flow | $4,030,612 | -50% | 1,015 | 2 | $3,971 | $14,591,770 | 2 | Paramount Classics |
