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 Sun, Apr. 7 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Apr. 7 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panic Room | $4,263,512 | -48% | 3,053 | 0 | $1,396 | $58,510,042 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Ice Age | $3,802,099 | -35% | 3,200 | -133 | $1,188 | $140,658,511 | 4 | Fox |
| 3 | High Crimes | $3,124,176 | -49% | 2,717 | -- | $1,150 | $14,005,056 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | The Rookie (2002) | $2,937,798 | -43% | 2,524 | 13 | $1,164 | $34,949,150 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Blade II | $1,992,730 | -39% | 2,561 | -146 | $778 | $67,702,205 | 3 | New Line |
| 6 | Clockstoppers | $1,837,294 | -43% | 2,563 | 23 | $717 | $22,454,198 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | $1,704,371 | -40% | 2,022 | -- | $843 | $7,304,308 | 1 | Artisan |
| 8 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (2002 re-issue) | $1,090,222 | -28% | 2,478 | -529 | $440 | $30,734,584 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Big Trouble | $808,773 | -47% | 1,961 | -- | $412 | $3,545,283 | 1 | Disney |
| 10 | A Beautiful Mind | $545,843 | -57% | 1,436 | -124 | $380 | $164,990,152 | 14 | Universal |
