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, May. 26 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, May. 26 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $16,531,159 | -11% | 3,161 | 0 | $5,230 | $189,184,285 | 2 | Fox |
| 2 | Spider-Man | $9,952,604 | -12% | 3,876 | 261 | $2,568 | $326,334,855 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Insomnia (2002) | $7,098,868 | -9% | 2,610 | -- | $2,720 | $20,930,454 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $6,199,955 | -11% | 3,317 | -- | $1,869 | $17,770,712 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Enough | $4,317,444 | -16% | 2,623 | -- | $1,646 | $14,009,326 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | About a Boy | $2,685,487 | -11% | 1,749 | 542 | $1,535 | $19,795,369 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Unfaithful | $2,086,789 | -11% | 2,401 | -224 | $869 | $39,542,887 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | The New Guy | $1,417,330 | -15% | 2,374 | -313 | $597 | $23,374,914 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Scorpion King | $533,114 | -4% | 1,524 | -1031 | $350 | $87,504,743 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | Changing Lanes | $530,550 | -18% | 1,258 | -900 | $422 | $64,055,480 | 7 | Paramount |
