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, Dec. 25 2001
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 25 2001 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $11,570,068 | 58% | 3,359 | -- | $3,444 | $94,029,339 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Ali | $10,216,477 | -- | 2,446 | -- | $4,177 | $10,216,477 | 0 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Ocean's Eleven | $4,397,959 | 94% | 3,075 | 0 | $1,430 | $102,009,728 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Vanilla Sky | $2,975,699 | 107% | 2,744 | 2 | $1,084 | $49,496,423 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Kate & Leopold | $2,562,002 | -- | 2,449 | -- | $1,046 | $2,562,002 | 0 | Miramax |
| 6 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $2,166,198 | -15% | 3,139 | -- | $690 | $18,554,714 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | How High | $2,076,528 | 245% | 1,266 | -- | $1,640 | $9,781,343 | 1 | Universal |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $1,936,650 | 13% | 3,311 | -111 | $585 | $267,894,324 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Not Another Teen Movie | $1,496,177 | 269% | 2,365 | 0 | $633 | $23,305,773 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Joe Somebody | $1,169,002 | 79% | 2,506 | -- | $466 | $5,377,339 | 1 | Fox |
