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. 27 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 27 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $12,123,710 | -27% | 3,161 | 0 | $3,835 | $201,307,995 | 2 | Fox |
| 2 | Spider-Man | $7,306,428 | -27% | 3,876 | 261 | $1,885 | $333,641,283 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $5,443,513 | -12% | 3,317 | -- | $1,641 | $23,214,225 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Insomnia (2002) | $5,138,154 | -28% | 2,610 | -- | $1,969 | $26,068,608 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Enough | $3,203,220 | -26% | 2,623 | -- | $1,221 | $17,212,546 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | About a Boy | $1,958,451 | -27% | 1,749 | 542 | $1,120 | $21,753,820 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Unfaithful | $1,455,278 | -30% | 2,401 | -223 | $606 | $40,998,165 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | The New Guy | $1,015,527 | -28% | 2,374 | -313 | $428 | $24,390,441 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Scorpion King | $411,205 | -23% | 1,524 | -1031 | $270 | $87,915,948 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | Changing Lanes | $280,320 | -47% | 1,258 | -900 | $223 | $64,335,800 | 7 | Paramount |
