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, May. 28 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 28 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl Harbor | $16,098,509 | -18% | 3,214 | -- | $5,009 | $75,176,802 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Shrek | $12,734,394 | -18% | 3,623 | 36 | $3,515 | $111,753,857 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | The Mummy Returns | $3,908,607 | -27% | 3,553 | 101 | $1,100 | $170,691,373 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | A Knight's Tale | $1,851,358 | -- | 2,964 | -16 | $625 | $10,137,941 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Angel Eyes | $1,277,488 | -- | 2,407 | 32 | $531 | $4,374,898 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Bridget Jones's Diary | $837,546 | -- | 1,741 | -401 | $481 | $16,603,803 | 7 | Miramax |
| 7 | Along Came a Spider | $442,837 | -- | 1,408 | -500 | $315 | $17,170,643 | 8 | Paramount |
| 8 | Driven | $261,688 | -- | 1,523 | -488 | $172 | $6,983,309 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
