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. 13 - Sun, Jul. 15
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $77,107,180 | -- | 4,285 | -- | $17,995 | $139,714,115 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Transformers | $37,028,486 | -47% | 4,050 | 39 | $9,143 | $224,011,196 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Ratatouille | $18,011,251 | -38% | 3,625 | -315 | $4,969 | $142,996,070 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Live Free or Die Hard | $11,280,503 | -36% | 3,201 | -210 | $3,524 | $103,323,895 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | License to Wed | $7,311,943 | -30% | 2,715 | 111 | $2,693 | $30,382,140 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 1408 | $4,934,565 | -30% | 2,206 | -425 | $2,237 | $62,127,980 | 4 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 7 | Evan Almighty | $4,894,739 | -44% | 2,697 | -763 | $1,815 | $87,787,791 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | Knocked Up | $3,675,745 | -30% | 1,710 | -503 | $2,150 | $138,219,003 | 7 | Universal |
| 9 | Ocean's Thirteen | $1,984,389 | -44% | 1,244 | -858 | $1,595 | $112,511,592 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | $1,632,099 | -62% | 1,312 | -1306 | $1,244 | $127,191,127 | 5 | Fox |
