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, Jul. 31 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jul. 31 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planet of the Apes (2001) | $7,503,254 | -9% | 3,500 | -- | $2,144 | $84,256,716 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Jurassic Park III | $2,701,928 | 3% | 3,439 | 5 | $786 | $130,141,103 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | America's Sweethearts | $2,107,820 | 16% | 3,011 | 0 | $700 | $63,020,669 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Score | $860,859 | 12% | 2,211 | 51 | $389 | $50,775,365 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Fast and the Furious | $632,174 | 8% | 2,385 | -347 | $265 | $133,694,425 | 6 | Universal |
| 6 | Shrek | $354,920 | 25% | 1,439 | -112 | $247 | $256,164,154 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | $251,537 | 27% | 2,028 | -621 | $124 | $30,767,458 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
