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, Feb. 3 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 3 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next Friday | $368,396 | -6% | 1,335 | 160 | $276 | $41,018,256 | 3 | New Line |
| 2 | The Green Mile | $281,426 | -7% | 2,371 | -112 | $119 | $116,712,800 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Galaxy Quest | $201,663 | 0% | 2,209 | -50 | $91 | $59,628,495 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Magnolia | $136,105 | -9% | 1,086 | 9 | $125 | $14,653,747 | 7 | New Line |
| 5 | Toy Story 2 | $122,044 | 1% | 1,796 | -194 | $68 | $234,856,845 | 10 | Disney |
| 6 | Any Given Sunday | $114,421 | -6% | 2,012 | -189 | $57 | $69,738,180 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Snow Falling on Cedars | $90,125 | -5% | 1,000 | -99 | $90 | $12,134,354 | 6 | Universal |
