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, Jul. 12 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jul. 12 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | $2,612,296 | -48% | 2,382 | -- | $1,097 | $7,619,548 | 0 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Cats & Dogs | $2,589,526 | -10% | 3,040 | 0 | $852 | $25,204,885 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Scary Movie 2 | $1,792,135 | -11% | 3,220 | 0 | $557 | $43,925,270 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 4 | The Fast and the Furious | $1,385,817 | -5% | 2,798 | 75 | $495 | $107,525,793 | 3 | Universal |
| 5 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | $1,363,809 | -2% | 3,028 | -25 | $450 | $27,325,028 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | $1,113,192 | -11% | 3,242 | 0 | $343 | $64,884,677 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Kiss of the Dragon | $1,000,228 | -4% | 2,025 | -- | $494 | $4,807,252 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | Shrek | $751,906 | -8% | 2,107 | -597 | $357 | $243,676,778 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Lara Croft, Tomb Raider | $705,925 | -6% | 3,010 | -339 | $235 | $65,609,895 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | $629,022 | -9% | 2,272 | -758 | $277 | $35,745,380 | 4 | Disney |
