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, Sep. 19 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 19 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Watcher | $521,621 | 31% | 2,745 | 3 | $190 | $18,297,081 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | Nurse Betty | $362,702 | 19% | 1,469 | 10 | $247 | $14,432,998 | 2 | USA Films |
| 3 | Bring It On | $218,865 | 20% | 2,427 | 11 | $90 | $51,331,904 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | What Lies Beneath | $183,556 | 30% | 2,007 | -159 | $91 | $145,900,903 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Highlander: Endgame | $107,877 | 12% | 1,546 | 1 | $70 | $10,251,973 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 6 | The Replacements | $95,267 | 32% | 1,713 | -345 | $56 | $40,125,055 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $56,581 | 0% | 1,402 | -292 | $40 | $118,662,344 | 8 | Universal |
