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 Thu, Oct. 28 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Oct. 28 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Man | $612,370 | 1% | 1,346 | -- | $455 | $2,623,299 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Fight Club | $574,494 | 1% | 1,966 | 3 | $292 | $24,375,726 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Double Jeopardy | $507,622 | 9% | 3,002 | 66 | $169 | $92,592,032 | 5 | Paramount |
| 4 | Bringing Out the Dead | $440,559 | 5% | 1,936 | -- | $228 | $1,857,926 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | American Beauty | $426,357 | 6% | 1,459 | 109 | $292 | $50,175,371 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Story of Us | $379,725 | 3% | 2,166 | 2 | $175 | $19,248,236 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | The Sixth Sense | $298,417 | 9% | 2,191 | -491 | $136 | $255,654,816 | 12 | Disney |
| 8 | Three Kings | $294,858 | 11% | 2,411 | -531 | $122 | $31,104,424 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Three to Tango | $267,446 | 0% | 2,234 | -- | $120 | $5,565,358 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Bats | $223,134 | 1% | 2,540 | -- | $88 | $972,195 | 1 | Destination |
