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 Thu, Jan. 3 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 3 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $3,767,439 | -18% | 3,359 | 0 | $1,122 | $182,499,358 | 2 | New Line |
| 2 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $1,726,549 | -19% | 3,151 | 12 | $548 | $53,321,776 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Ocean's Eleven | $1,710,701 | -23% | 3,075 | 0 | $556 | $140,912,405 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $1,268,959 | -21% | 3,186 | -125 | $398 | $294,622,237 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Vanilla Sky | $1,143,223 | -19% | 2,744 | 0 | $417 | $73,870,603 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | Ali | $1,052,186 | -22% | 2,446 | 0 | $430 | $42,459,578 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Monsters, Inc. | $694,300 | -21% | 1,701 | -396 | $408 | $240,759,377 | 9 | Disney |
| 8 | Joe Somebody | $594,682 | -18% | 2,517 | 11 | $236 | $17,306,701 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | How High | $540,941 | -17% | 1,271 | 5 | $426 | $20,868,876 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | Not Another Teen Movie | $503,334 | -18% | 2,365 | 0 | $213 | $33,135,977 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
