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, Apr. 24 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 24 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridget Jones's Diary | $1,038,001 | 40% | 2,221 | 610 | $467 | $6,103,536 | 2 | Miramax |
| 2 | Along Came a Spider | $686,363 | 23% | 2,543 | 13 | $270 | $11,013,122 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | Blow | $639,280 | 22% | 2,103 | -146 | $304 | $10,197,820 | 3 | New Line |
| 4 | Freddy Got Fingered | $537,289 | 10% | 2,271 | -- | $237 | $1,027,425 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | $421,302 | 4% | 2,123 | -- | $198 | $827,371 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | Spy Kids | $365,723 | 2% | 3,191 | 19 | $115 | $43,136,272 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 7 | Joe Dirt | $257,415 | 13% | 2,638 | 0 | $98 | $6,280,339 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Enemy at the Gates | $205,251 | 36% | 1,645 | -49 | $125 | $30,316,636 | 6 | Paramount |
| 9 | Kingdom Come | $182,854 | -16% | 1,111 | 0 | $165 | $16,464,516 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Heartbreakers (2001) | $127,952 | 29% | 1,886 | -591 | $68 | $22,852,997 | 5 | MGM |
