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, May. 13 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 13 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man | $5,211,640 | -75% | 3,615 | 0 | $1,442 | $228,251,647 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Unfaithful | $1,469,995 | -63% | 2,617 | -- | $562 | $15,588,190 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | The New Guy | $548,337 | -72% | 2,687 | -- | $204 | $9,556,455 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Scorpion King | $387,048 | -74% | 3,219 | -247 | $120 | $81,322,744 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | Changing Lanes | $309,939 | -72% | 2,510 | -132 | $123 | $57,626,997 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Murder by Numbers | $208,306 | -72% | 2,116 | -449 | $98 | $27,669,689 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Deuces Wild | $168,896 | -- | 1,480 | 0 | $114 | $3,774,246 | 2 | MGM |
| 8 | The Rookie (2002) | $159,637 | -84% | 2,117 | -234 | $75 | $68,393,533 | 7 | Disney |
| 9 | Life or Something Like It | $127,687 | -68% | 1,866 | -741 | $68 | $13,330,251 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | Panic Room | $125,316 | -72% | 1,350 | -477 | $93 | $95,666,584 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
