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, Apr. 6 - Sun, Apr. 8
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades of Glory | $22,523,561 | -32% | 3,410 | 38 | $6,605 | $67,905,989 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Meet the Robinsons | $16,716,162 | -33% | 3,435 | 22 | $4,866 | $51,949,568 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Are We Done Yet? | $14,262,318 | -- | 2,877 | -- | $4,957 | $18,516,288 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Grindhouse | $11,596,352 | -- | 2,624 | -- | $4,419 | $11,596,352 | 1 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 5 | The Reaping | $10,025,336 | -- | 2,603 | -- | $3,851 | $11,958,465 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 300 | $8,369,550 | -27% | 2,674 | -330 | $3,130 | $193,404,927 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Wild Hogs | $6,643,606 | -23% | 2,825 | -375 | $2,352 | $145,260,938 | 6 | Disney |
| 8 | Shooter | $5,856,411 | -30% | 2,353 | -453 | $2,489 | $36,710,661 | 3 | Paramount |
| 9 | TMNT | $4,825,870 | -48% | 2,811 | -309 | $1,717 | $46,610,837 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Firehouse Dog | $3,840,272 | -- | 2,860 | -- | $1,343 | $5,103,117 | 1 | Fox |
