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. 19 - Sun, Jun. 21
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Proposal | $33,629,615 | -- | 3,056 | -- | $11,004 | $33,629,615 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Hangover | $26,754,413 | -18% | 3,545 | 190 | $7,547 | $152,821,133 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Up | $23,494,111 | -24% | 3,832 | -54 | $6,131 | $226,267,281 | 4 | Disney |
| 4 | Year One | $19,609,472 | -- | 3,022 | -- | $6,489 | $19,609,472 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $12,035,791 | -49% | 3,077 | 3 | $3,912 | $44,068,131 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $7,806,854 | -19% | 2,962 | -403 | $2,636 | $156,459,619 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | Star Trek | $5,511,363 | 1% | 2,307 | -331 | $2,389 | $240,256,577 | 7 | Paramount |
| 8 | Land of the Lost | $4,359,639 | -52% | 2,945 | -589 | $1,480 | $44,059,373 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Imagine That | $3,289,023 | -40% | 3,011 | 3 | $1,092 | $11,540,626 | 2 | Paramount |
| 10 | Terminator Salvation | $3,284,681 | -31% | 1,920 | -730 | $1,711 | $119,731,545 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
