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, Jan. 6 - Sun, Jan. 8
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hostel | $19,557,541 | -- | 2,195 | -- | $8,910 | $19,557,541 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $15,642,455 | -39% | 3,514 | -339 | $4,451 | $247,778,208 | 5 | Disney |
| 3 | King Kong (2005) | $12,622,303 | -49% | 3,482 | -145 | $3,625 | $192,679,731 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $11,918,526 | -28% | 3,182 | 126 | $3,746 | $81,077,264 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | $8,433,267 | -42% | 3,108 | -103 | $2,713 | $66,555,356 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | Munich | $7,565,798 | 59% | 1,485 | 953 | $5,095 | $25,348,681 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $6,111,576 | -21% | 1,589 | 42 | $3,846 | $39,863,315 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Rumor Has It | $5,700,513 | -39% | 2,766 | -49 | $2,061 | $35,204,892 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Family Stone | $4,608,371 | -43% | 2,085 | -379 | $2,210 | $53,175,749 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | The Ringer | $4,249,862 | -31% | 1,688 | -165 | $2,518 | $27,758,573 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
