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, Mar. 21 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 21 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Age | $2,503,093 | -1% | 3,316 | -- | $755 | $57,235,488 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Resident Evil | $951,231 | -3% | 2,528 | -- | $376 | $22,229,869 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | Showtime | $843,276 | -2% | 2,917 | -- | $289 | $18,658,414 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Time Machine | $657,290 | -4% | 2,958 | 14 | $222 | $42,835,799 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | We Were Soldiers | $603,900 | 0% | 3,143 | 0 | $192 | $55,010,418 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | $388,788 | 2% | 2,312 | -87 | $168 | $31,416,617 | 3 | Miramax |
| 7 | A Beautiful Mind | $367,996 | 7% | 1,533 | -260 | $240 | $150,626,110 | 11 | Universal |
| 8 | All About the Benjamins | $286,606 | -9% | 1,519 | 14 | $189 | $19,044,289 | 2 | New Line |
| 9 | John Q. | $235,281 | -8% | 2,019 | -363 | $117 | $66,241,509 | 5 | New Line |
| 10 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $207,657 | 5% | 1,101 | -109 | $189 | $295,163,676 | 13 | New Line |
