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. 17 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 17 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Beautiful Mind | $1,112,620 | 1% | 2,222 | 369 | $501 | $62,909,528 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $1,096,192 | 1% | 3,381 | 0 | $324 | $232,943,730 | 4 | New Line |
| 3 | Orange County | $685,401 | 8% | 2,317 | -- | $296 | $18,674,878 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Ocean's Eleven | $536,721 | 3% | 2,670 | -100 | $201 | $164,865,728 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Vanilla Sky | $363,237 | -4% | 2,770 | -72 | $131 | $89,936,379 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Kate & Leopold | $358,429 | 4% | 2,467 | 0 | $145 | $16,730,261 | 3 | Miramax |
| 7 | Ali | $228,279 | 0% | 2,521 | 75 | $91 | $55,517,720 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $217,677 | 2% | 2,170 | -511 | $100 | $306,361,262 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | $183,474 | 9% | 2,810 | -341 | $65 | $69,829,189 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | How High | $142,586 | 0% | 1,237 | -36 | $115 | $27,924,022 | 4 | Universal |
