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, Nov. 11 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 11 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokemon: The First Movie | $9,620,478 | -5% | 2,901 | -- | $3,316 | $19,716,622 | 0 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Bone Collector | $2,014,481 | 22% | 2,587 | -- | $779 | $23,511,906 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | The Bachelor | $882,572 | 32% | 2,522 | -- | $350 | $9,472,765 | 1 | New Line |
| 4 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | $817,275 | 21% | 2,710 | 0 | $302 | $30,509,511 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Insider | $798,200 | 37% | 1,809 | -- | $441 | $8,954,361 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Double Jeopardy | $478,938 | 29% | 2,722 | -264 | $176 | $105,304,847 | 7 | Paramount |
| 7 | Music of the Heart | $475,784 | 75% | 1,353 | 4 | $352 | $8,935,185 | 2 | Miramax |
| 8 | American Beauty | $461,927 | 26% | 1,553 | 25 | $297 | $60,119,590 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | The Sixth Sense | $456,730 | 52% | 1,802 | -249 | $253 | $264,144,322 | 14 | Disney |
| 10 | The Best Man | $408,302 | 50% | 1,290 | -58 | $317 | $16,100,133 | 3 | Universal |
