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, Jul. 12 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jul. 12 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black II | $7,369,843 | 69% | 3,611 | 54 | $2,041 | $115,649,033 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Road to Perdition | $6,693,239 | -- | 1,797 | -- | $3,725 | $6,693,239 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Reign of Fire | $5,734,511 | -- | 2,629 | -- | $2,181 | $5,734,511 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Halloween: Resurrection | $4,900,694 | -- | 1,954 | -- | $2,508 | $4,900,694 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 5 | Mr. Deeds | $3,506,365 | 69% | 3,239 | 8 | $1,083 | $86,639,134 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | $3,250,600 | -- | 2,535 | -- | $1,282 | $3,250,600 | 1 | MGM |
| 7 | Lilo & Stitch | $2,421,049 | 40% | 2,940 | -282 | $823 | $112,805,900 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Like Mike | $2,396,017 | 71% | 2,436 | 26 | $984 | $27,285,760 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | Minority Report | $2,130,354 | 60% | 2,419 | -310 | $881 | $105,053,349 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | The Bourne Identity | $1,726,743 | 72% | 2,199 | -313 | $785 | $94,990,348 | 5 | Universal |
