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, May. 25 - Sun, May. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $114,733,683 | -- | 4,362 | -- | $26,303 | $127,974,356 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Shrek the Third | $53,040,872 | -56% | 4,172 | 50 | $12,714 | $203,380,321 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Spider-Man 3 | $14,335,515 | -51% | 3,723 | -601 | $3,851 | $303,975,138 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Bug (2007) | $3,246,929 | -- | 1,661 | -- | $1,955 | $3,246,929 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | 28 Weeks Later | $2,543,743 | -53% | 2,013 | -292 | $1,264 | $23,666,150 | 3 | Fox Atomic |
| 6 | Disturbia | $1,933,285 | -48% | 1,632 | -915 | $1,185 | $74,440,753 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Georgia Rule | $1,865,141 | -50% | 1,904 | -627 | $980 | $16,290,951 | 3 | Universal |
