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 Fri, Jun. 7 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jun. 7 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sum of All Fears | $6,256,810 | 130% | 3,218 | 35 | $1,944 | $49,343,061 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | $6,050,862 | -- | 2,507 | -- | $2,414 | $6,050,862 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $3,909,838 | 80% | 3,161 | 0 | $1,237 | $245,003,160 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | Bad Company (2002) | $3,890,878 | -- | 2,944 | -- | $1,322 | $3,890,878 | 1 | Disney |
| 5 | Spider-Man | $2,974,103 | 85% | 3,235 | -411 | $919 | $363,089,699 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $2,679,432 | 70% | 3,362 | 0 | $797 | $47,025,238 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Undercover Brother | $2,376,358 | 128% | 2,169 | 2 | $1,096 | $18,695,489 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | Insomnia (2002) | $1,913,255 | 87% | 2,458 | -152 | $778 | $47,808,988 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Enough | $1,233,272 | 75% | 2,388 | -235 | $516 | $31,264,492 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | About a Boy | $833,718 | 73% | 1,618 | -138 | $515 | $30,630,597 | 4 | Universal |
