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, Aug. 2 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 2 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $3,517,642 | -23% | 3,242 | -- | $1,085 | $55,211,051 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | What Lies Beneath | $2,758,708 | -19% | 2,825 | 12 | $977 | $78,570,142 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | X-Men | $1,489,101 | -20% | 3,107 | -5 | $479 | $128,003,663 | 3 | Fox |
| 4 | Scary Movie | $968,056 | -22% | 3,256 | -45 | $297 | $136,096,108 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 5 | The Perfect Storm | $808,849 | -19% | 3,093 | -110 | $262 | $160,781,585 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Disney's The Kid | $754,482 | -18% | 2,328 | -15 | $324 | $54,672,417 | 4 | Disney |
| 7 | Pokemon: The Movie 2000 | $693,419 | -22% | 2,752 | 0 | $252 | $35,466,801 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | $517,864 | -19% | 2,106 | 52 | $246 | $8,282,297 | 1 | Destination |
| 9 | The Patriot | $515,787 | -17% | 2,329 | -422 | $221 | $102,867,393 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Loser | $387,703 | -24% | 2,016 | 0 | $192 | $13,432,273 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
