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. 15 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 15 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $1,305,183 | 15% | 3,381 | 0 | $386 | $230,763,439 | 4 | New Line |
| 2 | A Beautiful Mind | $1,232,018 | 18% | 2,222 | 369 | $554 | $60,696,181 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Orange County | $743,457 | -8% | 2,317 | -- | $321 | $17,352,289 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Ocean's Eleven | $612,667 | 18% | 2,670 | -100 | $229 | $163,806,021 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Vanilla Sky | $478,025 | 26% | 2,770 | -72 | $173 | $89,195,537 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Kate & Leopold | $394,720 | 25% | 2,467 | 0 | $160 | $16,028,592 | 3 | Miramax |
| 7 | Ali | $276,824 | 14% | 2,521 | 75 | $110 | $55,062,246 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $242,578 | 10% | 2,170 | -511 | $112 | $305,929,188 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $191,719 | -6% | 2,810 | -341 | $68 | $69,477,535 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | How High | $160,803 | -4% | 1,237 | -36 | $130 | $27,639,327 | 4 | Universal |
