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, Mar. 12 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Mar. 12 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Time Machine | $1,805,327 | 1% | 2,944 | -- | $613 | $26,195,966 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | We Were Soldiers | $1,208,493 | 9% | 3,143 | 0 | $385 | $42,871,047 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | $793,202 | 26% | 2,399 | 174 | $331 | $24,203,296 | 2 | Miramax |
| 4 | All About the Benjamins | $694,969 | -15% | 1,505 | -- | $462 | $11,522,878 | 1 | New Line |
| 5 | John Q. | $529,458 | 16% | 2,382 | -74 | $222 | $60,683,796 | 4 | New Line |
| 6 | A Beautiful Mind | $439,089 | 26% | 1,793 | -169 | $245 | $145,067,704 | 10 | Universal |
| 7 | Return to Never Land | $430,085 | 8% | 2,498 | -120 | $172 | $42,326,432 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Dragonfly | $352,805 | 20% | 2,431 | -76 | $145 | $25,490,601 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Big Fat Liar | $342,359 | 9% | 2,074 | -158 | $165 | $43,962,517 | 5 | Universal |
| 10 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $301,758 | 22% | 1,210 | -93 | $249 | $291,694,949 | 12 | New Line |
