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 Sun, Mar. 19 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Mar. 19 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erin Brockovich | $7,604,195 | -39% | 2,848 | -- | $2,670 | $28,138,892 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Mission to Mars | $3,166,181 | -39% | 3,060 | 6 | $1,035 | $40,623,688 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | My Dog Skip | $1,617,530 | -30% | 2,331 | 0 | $694 | $21,269,810 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Ninth Gate | $1,054,381 | -32% | 1,657 | 71 | $636 | $12,735,990 | 2 | Artisan |
| 5 | American Beauty | $899,768 | -41% | 1,661 | 139 | $542 | $96,302,455 | 27 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | Snow Day | $669,343 | -31% | 2,387 | -285 | $280 | $56,003,999 | 6 | Paramount |
| 7 | The Tigger Movie | $622,608 | -18% | 1,701 | -392 | $366 | $41,593,690 | 6 | Disney |
| 8 | Pitch Black | $397,273 | -- | 1,384 | -346 | $287 | $35,542,122 | 5 | USA Films |
| 9 | The Next Best Thing | $369,064 | -51% | 2,035 | 1 | $181 | $13,181,718 | 3 | Paramount |
| 10 | Reindeer Games | $360,861 | -- | 1,701 | -412 | $212 | $20,744,856 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
