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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 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, Jul. 14 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jul. 14 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men | $20,785,196 | -- | 3,025 | -- | $6,871 | $20,785,196 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Scary Movie | $8,270,719 | 80% | 3,152 | 240 | $2,624 | $71,995,839 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 3 | The Perfect Storm | $4,864,442 | 93% | 3,407 | 0 | $1,428 | $116,238,126 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Disney's The Kid | $3,079,144 | 85% | 2,320 | 153 | $1,327 | $22,614,173 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | The Patriot | $2,973,909 | 93% | 3,061 | 0 | $972 | $75,128,691 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Me, Myself & Irene | $1,721,785 | 90% | 2,850 | -146 | $604 | $73,120,546 | 4 | Fox |
| 7 | Big Momma's House | $855,191 | 97% | 1,643 | -283 | $521 | $106,325,334 | 7 | Fox |
| 8 | Gone in 60 Seconds | $765,620 | 70% | 1,702 | -169 | $450 | $89,212,557 | 6 | Disney |
| 9 | Mission: Impossible II | $683,842 | 122% | 1,709 | -348 | $400 | $206,040,830 | 8 | Paramount |
| 10 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | $582,847 | 18% | 2,328 | -154 | $250 | $18,719,227 | 3 | Universal |
