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 Fri, Jan. 14 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jan. 14 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next Friday | $4,361,699 | 149% | 1,103 | -- | $3,954 | $8,809,403 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Girl, Interrupted | $2,581,087 | -- | 1,902 | -- | $1,357 | $2,949,664 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Hurricane | $2,506,707 | 1118% | 1,454 | 1295 | $1,724 | $6,260,112 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | The Green Mile | $1,974,410 | 225% | 2,483 | -195 | $795 | $96,422,532 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Stuart Little | $1,742,170 | 306% | 3,092 | 113 | $563 | $100,267,239 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Galaxy Quest | $1,604,218 | 271% | 2,450 | 0 | $655 | $41,821,044 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | $1,597,231 | 265% | 2,369 | 53 | $674 | $58,114,849 | 4 | Paramount |
| 8 | Any Given Sunday | $1,319,769 | 197% | 2,505 | 0 | $527 | $62,800,631 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Toy Story 2 | $1,047,082 | 242% | 2,326 | -426 | $450 | $222,031,247 | 8 | Disney |
| 10 | Magnolia | $923,265 | 150% | 1,038 | 4 | $889 | $8,733,667 | 5 | New Line |
