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 Thu, Apr. 26 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 26 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridget Jones's Diary | $733,030 | -14% | 2,221 | 610 | $330 | $7,693,452 | 2 | Miramax |
| 2 | Along Came a Spider | $512,829 | -10% | 2,543 | 13 | $202 | $12,095,578 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | Blow | $385,199 | -25% | 2,103 | -146 | $183 | $11,099,115 | 3 | New Line |
| 4 | Spy Kids | $340,613 | -4% | 3,191 | 19 | $107 | $43,831,287 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 5 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | $339,180 | -8% | 2,123 | -- | $160 | $1,534,664 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | Freddy Got Fingered | $300,381 | -17% | 2,271 | -- | $132 | $1,690,446 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | Joe Dirt | $205,694 | -3% | 2,638 | 0 | $78 | $6,699,126 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Kingdom Come | $158,432 | -3% | 1,111 | 0 | $143 | $16,785,781 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Enemy at the Gates | $151,146 | -13% | 1,645 | -49 | $92 | $30,640,635 | 6 | Paramount |
| 10 | Heartbreakers (2001) | $104,400 | -8% | 1,886 | -591 | $55 | $23,070,953 | 5 | MGM |
