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, Apr. 30 - Sun, May. 2
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) | $32,902,000 | -- | 3,332 | -- | $9,875 | $32,902,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $10,614,289 | -31% | 3,426 | -239 | $3,098 | $192,173,750 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Date Night | $7,577,352 | -28% | 3,093 | -201 | $2,450 | $73,604,361 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | The Back-up Plan | $7,255,762 | -41% | 3,280 | 0 | $2,212 | $22,963,517 | 2 | CBS Films |
| 5 | Furry Vengeance | $6,627,564 | -- | 2,997 | -- | $2,211 | $6,627,564 | 1 | Summit |
| 6 | The Losers | $5,888,000 | -37% | 2,936 | 0 | $2,005 | $18,014,000 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | $5,855,000 | -34% | 2,737 | -534 | $2,139 | $153,911,000 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Kick-Ass | $4,515,940 | -52% | 2,542 | -523 | $1,777 | $42,228,273 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Death at a Funeral (2010) | $4,123,105 | -49% | 2,271 | -188 | $1,816 | $34,900,278 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | Oceans | $2,564,843 | -58% | 1,210 | 4 | $2,120 | $13,460,115 | 2 | Disneynature |
