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 Wed, Oct. 13 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 13 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Jeopardy | $888,147 | -12% | 2,913 | 29 | $305 | $68,963,932 | 3 | Paramount |
| 2 | Random Hearts | $842,697 | -10% | 2,697 | -- | $312 | $15,948,086 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | American Beauty | $730,312 | -9% | 1,226 | 520 | $596 | $33,651,750 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | The Sixth Sense | $414,714 | -6% | 2,784 | -37 | $149 | $243,153,952 | 10 | Disney |
| 5 | Superstar | $333,915 | -12% | 1,943 | -- | $172 | $10,201,185 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | Mystery, Alaska | $150,145 | -13% | 1,704 | 31 | $88 | $6,448,311 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Stigmata | $110,125 | -19% | 1,382 | -663 | $80 | $46,726,359 | 5 | MGM |
| 8 | Stir of Echoes | $70,934 | 6% | 1,037 | -465 | $68 | $18,675,118 | 5 | Artisan |
| 9 | Runaway Bride | $46,660 | 2% | 1,053 | -265 | $44 | $148,690,009 | 11 | Paramount |
