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. 25 - Sun, Jul. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | $75,166,845 | -53% | 4,366 | 0 | $17,216 | $313,783,444 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Step Brothers | $30,939,716 | -- | 3,094 | -- | $10,000 | $30,939,716 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Mamma Mia! | $17,746,699 | -36% | 2,990 | 14 | $5,935 | $62,596,011 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe | $10,020,598 | -- | 3,185 | -- | $3,146 | $10,020,598 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $9,717,756 | -21% | 2,688 | -142 | $3,615 | $60,491,125 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | Hancock | $8,312,512 | -41% | 3,309 | -467 | $2,512 | $206,482,912 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | WALL-E | $6,421,610 | -36% | 3,044 | -266 | $2,110 | $195,310,439 | 5 | Disney |
| 8 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $5,099,116 | -50% | 3,018 | -194 | $1,690 | $66,059,074 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Space Chimps | $4,537,686 | -37% | 2,538 | 27 | $1,788 | $16,169,246 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Wanted (2008) | $2,740,289 | -46% | 1,750 | -683 | $1,566 | $128,629,131 | 5 | Universal |
