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 Sat, Jan. 26 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Jan. 26 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hawk Down | $7,954,498 | 52% | 3,101 | 0 | $2,565 | $55,069,655 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Snow Dogs | $6,427,756 | 126% | 2,440 | 138 | $2,634 | $35,006,240 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | A Beautiful Mind | $5,491,145 | 60% | 2,237 | 12 | $2,455 | $90,282,936 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | A Walk to Remember | $5,018,026 | 10% | 2,411 | -- | $2,081 | $9,572,396 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) | $4,925,859 | 34% | 2,007 | -- | $2,454 | $8,611,499 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | The Mothman Prophecies | $4,834,967 | 25% | 2,331 | -- | $2,074 | $8,698,530 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $3,757,341 | 87% | 2,703 | -563 | $1,390 | $256,407,921 | 6 | New Line |
| 8 | I Am Sam | $3,568,976 | 36% | 1,268 | -- | $2,815 | $6,196,244 | 5 | New Line |
| 9 | Kung Pow! Enter the Fist | $3,064,606 | 42% | 2,478 | -- | $1,237 | $5,222,542 | 1 | Fox |
| 10 | Orange County | $2,012,777 | 35% | 2,317 | 0 | $869 | $33,877,053 | 3 | Paramount |
