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. 18 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 18 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokemon: The First Movie | $862,271 | -7% | 3,043 | 142 | $283 | $54,937,028 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Bone Collector | $778,747 | -3% | 2,594 | 7 | $300 | $38,862,713 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Dogma | $535,208 | -16% | 1,269 | -- | $422 | $11,268,339 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | $404,371 | -10% | 2,147 | -- | $188 | $9,063,959 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Insider | $326,714 | -7% | 1,833 | 24 | $178 | $15,421,485 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | Anywhere But Here | $296,158 | -5% | 1,672 | -- | $177 | $6,892,445 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | $252,108 | 4% | 2,530 | -180 | $100 | $35,910,078 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Bachelor | $246,993 | 0% | 2,524 | 2 | $98 | $15,282,588 | 2 | New Line |
| 9 | American Beauty | $185,128 | -2% | 1,264 | -289 | $146 | $62,794,616 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Double Jeopardy | $168,306 | 0% | 2,110 | -612 | $80 | $109,010,934 | 8 | Paramount |
