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 Mon, Apr. 16 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Apr. 16 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spy Kids | $3,012,265 | -- | 3,172 | 39 | $950 | $37,126,039 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 2 | Along Came a Spider | $1,168,649 | -- | 2,530 | 0 | $462 | $6,831,009 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Bridget Jones's Diary | $1,168,341 | -- | 1,611 | -- | $725 | $1,168,341 | 1 | Miramax |
| 4 | Joe Dirt | $1,046,344 | -- | 2,638 | -- | $397 | $3,748,276 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Blow | $1,037,752 | -- | 2,249 | 0 | $461 | $6,496,518 | 2 | New Line |
| 6 | Kingdom Come | $775,241 | -65% | 1,111 | -- | $698 | $10,488,689 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | Josie and the Pussycats | $728,327 | -15% | 2,556 | -- | $285 | $7,303,474 | 1 | Universal |
| 8 | Pokemon 3: The Movie | $562,288 | -- | 2,675 | 0 | $210 | $2,018,864 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Heartbreakers (2001) | $334,905 | -- | 2,477 | -231 | $135 | $21,777,656 | 4 | MGM |
| 10 | Enemy at the Gates | $324,112 | -- | 1,694 | -30 | $191 | $29,157,817 | 5 | Paramount |
