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 Wed, Jul. 26 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 26 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Lies Beneath | $4,089,709 | -9% | 2,813 | -- | $1,454 | $42,527,397 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | X-Men | $2,523,831 | -15% | 3,112 | 87 | $811 | $107,740,106 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Pokemon: The Movie 2000 | $1,721,650 | -10% | 2,752 | -- | $626 | $25,296,370 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Scary Movie | $1,680,731 | -16% | 3,301 | 149 | $509 | $122,892,403 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 5 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | $1,405,233 | -- | 2,054 | -- | $684 | $1,405,233 | 0 | Destination |
| 6 | The Perfect Storm | $1,311,515 | -2% | 3,203 | -204 | $409 | $149,238,742 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Disney's The Kid | $1,206,812 | 8% | 2,343 | 23 | $515 | $45,675,304 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | The Patriot | $831,590 | -7% | 2,751 | -310 | $302 | $95,943,252 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Loser | $787,928 | -14% | 2,016 | -- | $391 | $8,624,818 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Me, Myself & Irene | $356,211 | -11% | 2,450 | -400 | $145 | $84,111,421 | 5 | Fox |
