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 Wed, Dec. 5 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 5 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $1,305,464 | -8% | 3,672 | 0 | $356 | $223,731,652 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Behind Enemy Lines (2001) | $1,024,727 | -16% | 2,770 | -- | $370 | $22,152,326 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Spy Game | $677,839 | -14% | 2,770 | 0 | $245 | $48,810,382 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Monsters, Inc. | $427,811 | -9% | 3,390 | -259 | $126 | $205,332,536 | 5 | Disney |
| 5 | Black Knight | $273,671 | -8% | 2,534 | -37 | $108 | $23,635,490 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | Shallow Hal | $268,998 | -12% | 2,428 | -215 | $111 | $61,937,466 | 4 | Fox |
| 7 | Out Cold (2001) | $135,368 | -17% | 2,011 | 0 | $67 | $10,716,173 | 2 | Disney |
