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 Tue, Jul. 2 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jul. 2 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Deeds | $5,022,714 | -7% | 3,231 | -- | $1,555 | $47,601,770 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Lilo & Stitch | $3,560,567 | 2% | 3,222 | 31 | $1,105 | $84,147,216 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Minority Report | $2,685,663 | -3% | 3,001 | 0 | $895 | $78,885,655 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | Scooby-Doo | $1,818,905 | 1% | 3,447 | 0 | $528 | $127,572,174 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Bourne Identity | $1,531,137 | 1% | 2,663 | 20 | $575 | $75,950,607 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Hey Arnold! The Movie | $947,998 | 0% | 2,527 | -- | $375 | $7,603,020 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | $861,569 | 18% | 2,167 | -143 | $398 | $56,624,293 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $621,956 | -5% | 1,801 | -306 | $345 | $287,529,315 | 7 | Fox |
| 9 | The Sum of All Fears | $584,334 | 0% | 2,486 | -551 | $235 | $106,538,811 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | Spider-Man | $503,329 | 1% | 1,810 | -468 | $278 | $396,873,036 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
