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. 22 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 22 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Cowboys | $932,972 | 13% | 2,835 | 0 | $329 | $55,545,805 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Replacements | $928,794 | 14% | 2,754 | 0 | $337 | $25,156,929 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | What Lies Beneath | $842,888 | 16% | 2,760 | -165 | $305 | $124,979,100 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Hollow Man | $654,613 | 14% | 2,956 | 0 | $221 | $62,808,404 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $563,822 | 0% | 2,969 | -282 | $190 | $105,423,178 | 4 | Universal |
| 6 | Godzilla 2000 | $400,750 | -1% | 2,111 | -- | $190 | $5,213,492 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | X-Men | $352,497 | 11% | 1,624 | -521 | $217 | $149,293,867 | 6 | Fox |
| 8 | The Perfect Storm | $221,190 | 18% | 1,417 | -521 | $156 | $172,686,438 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Scary Movie | $170,086 | 3% | 1,501 | -443 | $113 | $146,134,246 | 7 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 10 | Disney's The Kid | $159,430 | 11% | 1,222 | -295 | $130 | $62,733,093 | 7 | Disney |
