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 Mon, Jan. 3 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 3 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Little | $1,774,401 | -67% | 2,900 | 0 | $612 | $82,347,219 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | $1,578,935 | -61% | 2,309 | 2 | $684 | $41,351,125 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Any Given Sunday | $1,538,742 | -60% | 2,505 | 0 | $614 | $47,318,344 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Green Mile | $1,521,762 | -61% | 2,875 | 0 | $529 | $78,625,065 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Toy Story 2 | $1,458,930 | -64% | 3,102 | -49 | $470 | $210,313,294 | 6 | Disney |
| 6 | Galaxy Quest | $1,093,906 | -63% | 2,442 | 30 | $448 | $28,405,443 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Bicentennial Man | $866,041 | -67% | 2,767 | 0 | $313 | $40,589,903 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Anna and the King | $763,026 | -58% | 2,129 | -3 | $358 | $25,609,080 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | Man on the Moon | $758,159 | -58% | 2,079 | 0 | $365 | $25,309,395 | 2 | Universal |
