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. 10 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 10 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $1,395,825 | -8% | 3,381 | 22 | $413 | $212,117,606 | 3 | New Line |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind | $1,306,065 | -4% | 1,853 | 1328 | $705 | $43,198,137 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Ocean's Eleven | $695,595 | -3% | 2,770 | -305 | $251 | $154,935,956 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Vanilla Sky | $518,304 | -7% | 2,842 | 98 | $182 | $83,352,663 | 4 | Paramount |
| 5 | Kate & Leopold | $468,566 | 2% | 2,467 | -- | $190 | $10,572,400 | 2 | Miramax |
| 6 | Ali | $372,013 | -6% | 2,446 | 0 | $152 | $51,210,409 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $269,368 | -6% | 2,681 | -505 | $100 | $301,789,146 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $245,790 | -4% | 3,151 | 0 | $78 | $63,559,258 | 3 | Paramount |
| 9 | How High | $241,841 | -3% | 1,273 | 2 | $190 | $25,178,526 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Not Another Teen Movie | $141,089 | -12% | 2,168 | -197 | $65 | $35,915,127 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
