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 Sat, Dec. 15 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Dec. 15 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanilla Sky | $9,761,787 | 10% | 2,742 | -- | $3,560 | $18,617,951 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Ocean's Eleven | $9,507,166 | 33% | 3,075 | 0 | $3,092 | $66,894,021 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Not Another Teen Movie | $4,717,461 | -6% | 2,365 | -- | $1,995 | $9,736,347 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $4,529,855 | 98% | 3,422 | -250 | $1,324 | $250,304,396 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Behind Enemy Lines (2001) | $2,389,180 | 44% | 2,792 | -52 | $856 | $37,444,421 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | Monsters, Inc. | $2,324,550 | 101% | 2,462 | -422 | $944 | $217,311,023 | 7 | Disney |
| 7 | Spy Game | $1,101,167 | 54% | 2,503 | -267 | $440 | $57,176,557 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | Black Knight | $941,409 | 62% | 1,907 | -326 | $494 | $29,235,111 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Shallow Hal | $689,234 | 49% | 1,767 | -450 | $390 | $66,626,625 | 6 | Fox |
| 10 | Out Cold (2001) | $306,236 | 22% | 1,183 | -468 | $259 | $13,104,882 | 4 | Disney |
