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, Jun. 10 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jun. 10 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sum of All Fears | $2,151,792 | -59% | 3,218 | 35 | $669 | $64,467,448 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | $2,047,731 | -52% | 2,507 | -- | $817 | $18,215,296 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $1,483,218 | -66% | 3,161 | 0 | $469 | $256,588,064 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | Bad Company (2002) | $1,224,044 | -62% | 2,944 | -- | $416 | $12,232,255 | 1 | Disney |
| 5 | Spider-Man | $1,078,823 | -65% | 3,235 | -411 | $333 | $371,504,283 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $996,289 | -66% | 3,362 | 0 | $296 | $54,646,851 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Undercover Brother | $846,326 | -61% | 2,169 | 2 | $390 | $24,467,397 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | Insomnia (2002) | $673,943 | -62% | 2,458 | -152 | $274 | $52,692,611 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Enough | $408,162 | -62% | 2,388 | -235 | $171 | $34,220,845 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | About a Boy | $291,137 | -60% | 1,618 | -138 | $180 | $32,743,443 | 4 | Universal |
