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, Mar. 27 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Mar. 27 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erin Brockovich | $1,439,564 | -62% | 2,851 | 3 | $505 | $57,295,980 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | Romeo Must Die | $1,409,654 | -70% | 2,641 | -- | $534 | $25,995,124 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | American Beauty | $727,933 | -21% | 1,662 | 1 | $438 | $102,480,538 | 28 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Mission to Mars | $472,613 | -66% | 3,101 | 41 | $152 | $49,912,324 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | My Dog Skip | $321,971 | -61% | 2,331 | 0 | $138 | $25,989,199 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Here on Earth | $302,983 | -61% | 1,712 | -- | $177 | $5,064,093 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | The Ninth Gate | $187,795 | -64% | 1,694 | 37 | $111 | $14,576,057 | 3 | Artisan |
| 8 | The Tigger Movie | $97,081 | -68% | 1,360 | -341 | $71 | $43,096,001 | 7 | Disney |
| 9 | Snow Day | $89,863 | -68% | 1,924 | -463 | $47 | $56,863,055 | 7 | Paramount |
| 10 | Wonder Boys | $52,329 | -49% | 1,210 | -248 | $43 | $14,621,497 | 5 | Paramount |
