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 Tue, Aug. 15 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 15 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollow Man | $1,518,364 | 1% | 2,956 | 0 | $514 | $53,327,001 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Space Cowboys | $1,418,546 | 1% | 2,835 | 30 | $500 | $41,849,533 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Replacements | $1,403,114 | -2% | 2,754 | -- | $509 | $13,871,175 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | What Lies Beneath | $1,290,836 | 5% | 2,925 | 58 | $441 | $114,526,129 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $1,040,181 | -7% | 3,251 | 4 | $320 | $96,150,554 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | X-Men | $578,728 | -2% | 2,145 | -629 | $270 | $145,090,333 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | The Perfect Storm | $345,033 | -3% | 1,938 | -664 | $178 | $171,194,246 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Scary Movie | $317,977 | 2% | 1,944 | -653 | $164 | $144,903,933 | 6 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 9 | Disney's The Kid | $291,347 | -10% | 1,517 | -462 | $192 | $61,555,327 | 6 | Disney |
| 10 | The Patriot | $177,889 | 8% | 1,252 | -558 | $142 | $107,641,371 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
