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 Tue, Dec. 21 1999
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 21 1999 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Little | $3,009,841 | 20% | 2,878 | -- | $1,046 | $20,390,961 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Toy Story 2 | $2,520,492 | 16% | 3,228 | -29 | $781 | $161,043,072 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | The Green Mile | $1,805,551 | 16% | 2,875 | 0 | $628 | $39,947,723 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Bicentennial Man | $1,429,001 | 18% | 2,518 | -- | $568 | $10,758,683 | 1 | Disney |
| 5 | Anna and the King | $887,327 | 22% | 2,132 | -- | $416 | $6,833,892 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | Sleepy Hollow | $527,462 | 13% | 2,564 | -501 | $206 | $85,610,430 | 5 | Paramount |
| 7 | Pokemon: The First Movie | $114,021 | 7% | 1,804 | -622 | $63 | $83,117,212 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
