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, Jan. 1 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 1 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $10,248,539 | 28% | 3,359 | 0 | $3,051 | $174,115,414 | 2 | New Line |
| 2 | Ocean's Eleven | $4,847,753 | 10% | 3,075 | 0 | $1,577 | $136,994,282 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $3,762,017 | 8% | 3,151 | 12 | $1,194 | $49,463,211 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | Ali | $3,356,571 | 71% | 2,446 | 0 | $1,372 | $40,051,010 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $3,078,171 | 7% | 3,186 | -125 | $966 | $291,740,490 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Vanilla Sky | $2,775,129 | 35% | 2,744 | 0 | $1,011 | $71,310,931 | 3 | Paramount |
| 7 | Monsters, Inc. | $1,724,757 | 7% | 1,701 | -396 | $1,014 | $239,190,018 | 9 | Disney |
| 8 | How High | $1,442,450 | 198% | 1,271 | 5 | $1,135 | $19,679,536 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | Joe Somebody | $1,408,977 | -2% | 2,515 | 9 | $560 | $15,986,705 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Not Another Teen Movie | $1,152,791 | 130% | 2,365 | 0 | $487 | $32,016,123 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
