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, Jul. 3 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jul. 3 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Perfect Storm | $12,396,851 | -7% | 3,407 | -- | $3,639 | $53,723,834 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Patriot | $6,902,825 | -1% | 3,061 | -- | $2,255 | $38,639,787 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Me, Myself & Irene | $3,662,020 | -19% | 3,087 | 68 | $1,186 | $52,856,785 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | $2,103,248 | -4% | 2,460 | -- | $855 | $8,917,513 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Big Momma's House | $1,552,222 | -23% | 2,392 | -454 | $649 | $96,870,156 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible II | $1,548,720 | -8% | 2,667 | -578 | $581 | $198,631,772 | 6 | Paramount |
| 7 | Gone in 60 Seconds | $1,486,537 | -22% | 2,651 | -438 | $561 | $80,401,330 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Gladiator (2000) | $853,211 | -9% | 1,411 | -401 | $605 | $170,602,846 | 9 | DreamWorks |
