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, Nov. 18 - Sun, Nov. 20
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $102,686,637 | -- | 3,858 | -- | $26,617 | $102,686,637 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Walk the Line | $22,347,966 | -- | 2,961 | -- | $7,547 | $22,347,966 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Chicken Little | $14,711,932 | -54% | 3,514 | -144 | $4,187 | $99,092,453 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Derailed | $6,506,780 | -47% | 2,447 | 4 | $2,659 | $21,816,874 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Zathura | $5,133,343 | -62% | 3,232 | 9 | $1,588 | $20,317,090 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Jarhead | $4,752,586 | -60% | 2,413 | -35 | $1,970 | $54,280,528 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | $4,421,035 | -63% | 1,666 | 14 | $2,654 | $24,549,183 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | Saw II | $3,962,538 | -57% | 2,257 | -692 | $1,756 | $79,920,350 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | The Legend of Zorro | $2,354,332 | -63% | 2,150 | -903 | $1,095 | $42,839,619 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Prime | $1,564,839 | -60% | 1,229 | -552 | $1,273 | $21,401,262 | 4 | Universal |
