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 Sun, Oct. 1 2000
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Oct. 1 2000 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remember the Titans | $5,316,520 | -42% | 1,865 | -- | $2,851 | $20,907,378 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Bring It On | $715,255 | -50% | 2,466 | 9 | $290 | $59,692,727 | 6 | Universal |
| 3 | The Watcher | $579,744 | -44% | 2,636 | -141 | $220 | $26,011,800 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | Nurse Betty | $482,786 | -52% | 1,489 | -2 | $324 | $21,315,694 | 4 | USA Films |
| 5 | What Lies Beneath | $346,727 | -57% | 1,674 | -145 | $207 | $150,594,800 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $173,659 | -47% | 1,085 | -125 | $160 | $120,840,742 | 10 | Universal |
| 7 | The Replacements | $156,464 | -- | 1,156 | -209 | $135 | $40,973,380 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
