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. 25 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 25 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toy Story 2 | $13,143,888 | 37% | 3,236 | -- | $4,062 | $23,093,235 | 0 | Disney |
| 2 | End of Days | $5,983,038 | 20% | 2,593 | -- | $2,307 | $10,985,141 | 0 | Universal |
| 3 | Sleepy Hollow | $4,811,994 | 40% | 3,064 | -- | $1,570 | $42,152,913 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Pokemon: The First Movie | $827,208 | -24% | 3,043 | 0 | $272 | $70,691,830 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Anywhere But Here | $584,275 | 19% | 1,681 | 9 | $348 | $11,775,881 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | $314,396 | 31% | 2,147 | 0 | $146 | $12,434,422 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | $186,786 | 65% | 1,807 | -723 | $103 | $37,919,347 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
