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, Jun. 16 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jun. 16 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scooby-Doo | $14,613,796 | -28% | 3,447 | -- | $4,240 | $54,154,815 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Bourne Identity | $8,085,077 | -22% | 2,638 | -- | $3,065 | $27,118,837 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Windtalkers | $4,500,042 | -20% | 2,898 | -- | $1,553 | $14,500,929 | 1 | MGM |
| 4 | The Sum of All Fears | $3,722,190 | -33% | 3,230 | 12 | $1,152 | $84,471,233 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $3,308,534 | -11% | 2,401 | -760 | $1,378 | $270,751,023 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | Spider-Man | $2,379,563 | -21% | 2,702 | -533 | $881 | $382,534,931 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | $1,898,989 | -49% | 2,507 | 0 | $757 | $34,001,637 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Bad Company (2002) | $1,638,879 | -29% | 2,944 | 0 | $557 | $21,585,034 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | $1,450,695 | -33% | 2,873 | -489 | $505 | $63,498,625 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Undercover Brother | $1,245,316 | -28% | 1,832 | -337 | $680 | $31,355,815 | 3 | Universal |
