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, Apr. 27 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 27 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-571 | $1,368,000 | -7% | 2,583 | -- | $530 | $25,908,177 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Rules of Engagement | $577,570 | -1% | 3,220 | 30 | $179 | $45,583,886 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | Keeping the Faith | $563,038 | -1% | 2,158 | 6 | $261 | $21,053,950 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | The Road to El Dorado | $545,943 | -4% | 3,170 | -53 | $172 | $44,440,212 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | 28 Days | $532,836 | -6% | 2,523 | 0 | $211 | $24,580,497 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Love & Basketball | $493,324 | 2% | 1,237 | -- | $399 | $10,422,377 | 1 | New Line |
| 7 | Erin Brockovich | $444,439 | 0% | 3,056 | -14 | $145 | $109,254,021 | 6 | Universal |
| 8 | Return to Me | $365,008 | -2% | 2,320 | 0 | $157 | $22,753,824 | 3 | MGM |
| 9 | The Skulls | $194,148 | 0% | 2,047 | -362 | $95 | $31,265,798 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | High Fidelity | $169,921 | 1% | 1,231 | 2 | $138 | $19,247,708 | 4 | Disney |
