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 Mon, Apr. 8 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Apr. 8 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panic Room | $1,078,623 | -75% | 3,053 | 0 | $353 | $59,588,665 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | High Crimes | $870,712 | -72% | 2,717 | -- | $320 | $14,875,768 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Ice Age | $601,608 | -84% | 3,200 | -133 | $188 | $141,260,119 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | Blade II | $598,475 | -70% | 2,561 | -146 | $234 | $68,300,680 | 3 | New Line |
| 5 | The Rookie (2002) | $568,848 | -81% | 2,524 | 13 | $225 | $35,517,998 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | $529,432 | -69% | 2,022 | -- | $262 | $7,833,740 | 1 | Artisan |
| 7 | Clockstoppers | $238,652 | -87% | 2,563 | 23 | $93 | $22,692,850 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | Big Trouble | $205,900 | -75% | 1,961 | -- | $105 | $3,751,183 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | We Were Soldiers | $176,496 | -- | 1,740 | -306 | $101 | $68,493,628 | 6 | Paramount |
| 10 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (2002 re-issue) | $162,710 | -85% | 2,478 | -529 | $66 | $30,897,294 | 3 | Universal |
