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.
Daily Domestic Gross Tue, Jul. 27 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jul. 27 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Haunting | $4,218,715 | -7% | 2,808 | -- | $1,502 | $42,182,895 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Inspector Gadget | $3,068,725 | -1% | 2,814 | -- | $1,091 | $27,700,657 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | American Pie | $1,589,006 | 4% | 2,544 | 26 | $625 | $67,627,428 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Lake Placid | $768,510 | 7% | 2,102 | 6 | $366 | $22,661,188 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $648,661 | 11% | 1,615 | -235 | $402 | $404,010,113 | 10 | Fox |
| 6 | Wild Wild West | $609,429 | 1% | 3,045 | -297 | $200 | $105,329,146 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Muppets from Space | $345,250 | 7% | 2,265 | 0 | $152 | $12,621,552 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut | $303,801 | 0% | 1,410 | -598 | $215 | $48,103,654 | 4 | Paramount |
