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, Apr. 28 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Apr. 28 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-571 | $3,924,863 | 187% | 2,616 | 33 | $1,500 | $29,833,040 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $3,146,242 | -- | 3,040 | -- | $1,035 | $3,146,242 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Love & Basketball | $1,583,186 | 221% | 1,245 | 8 | $1,272 | $12,005,563 | 2 | New Line |
| 4 | Keeping the Faith | $1,411,530 | 151% | 2,171 | 13 | $650 | $22,465,480 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Rules of Engagement | $1,377,611 | 139% | 3,027 | -193 | $455 | $46,961,497 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | 28 Days | $1,323,193 | 148% | 2,523 | 0 | $524 | $25,903,690 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Erin Brockovich | $1,124,964 | 153% | 2,498 | -558 | $450 | $110,378,985 | 7 | Universal |
| 8 | Return to Me | $698,000 | 91% | 2,006 | -314 | $348 | $23,451,824 | 4 | MGM |
| 9 | The Road to El Dorado | $594,679 | 9% | 2,247 | -923 | $265 | $45,034,891 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | The Skulls | $439,125 | 126% | 1,333 | -714 | $329 | $31,704,923 | 5 | Universal |
