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. 26 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 26 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Watcher | $277,644 | 25% | 2,777 | 32 | $100 | $23,258,199 | 3 | Universal |
| 2 | Nurse Betty | $268,412 | 30% | 1,491 | 22 | $180 | $18,797,649 | 3 | USA Films |
| 3 | Bring It On | $184,395 | 8% | 2,457 | 30 | $75 | $56,351,911 | 5 | Universal |
| 4 | What Lies Beneath | $145,801 | 26% | 1,819 | -188 | $80 | $148,693,020 | 10 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | The Replacements | $63,829 | 18% | 1,365 | -348 | $47 | $40,687,251 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Highlander: Endgame | $52,967 | 2% | 1,331 | -215 | $40 | $10,729,897 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 7 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $36,999 | -14% | 1,210 | -192 | $31 | $120,090,241 | 9 | Universal |
