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, Jun. 12 - Sun, Jun. 14
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hangover | $32,794,459 | -27% | 3,355 | 86 | $9,775 | $104,769,883 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Up | $30,761,946 | -30% | 3,886 | 68 | $7,916 | $187,423,296 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $23,373,249 | -- | 3,074 | -- | $7,604 | $23,373,249 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $9,616,625 | -34% | 3,365 | -442 | $2,858 | $143,463,371 | 4 | Fox |
| 5 | Land of the Lost | $8,994,104 | -52% | 3,534 | 13 | $2,545 | $34,824,678 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Imagine That | $5,504,422 | -- | 3,008 | -- | $1,830 | $5,504,422 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Star Trek | $5,455,205 | -34% | 2,638 | -564 | $2,068 | $231,884,241 | 6 | Paramount |
| 8 | Terminator Salvation | $4,787,088 | -42% | 2,650 | -654 | $1,806 | $113,926,411 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Angels & Demons | $4,111,929 | -37% | 2,436 | -489 | $1,688 | $123,214,516 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Drag Me to Hell | $3,932,741 | -44% | 2,273 | -237 | $1,730 | $35,213,670 | 3 | Universal |
