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 Wed, Jul. 17 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 17 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black II | $2,552,770 | -12% | 3,611 | 54 | $707 | $140,958,185 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Road to Perdition | $2,385,086 | -8% | 1,797 | -- | $1,327 | $29,561,281 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Mr. Deeds | $1,505,020 | -11% | 3,239 | 8 | $465 | $98,759,922 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Eight Legged Freaks | $1,432,101 | -- | 2,402 | -- | $596 | $1,432,101 | 0 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Reign of Fire | $1,418,777 | -16% | 2,629 | -- | $540 | $20,538,623 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Lilo & Stitch | $1,279,767 | 1% | 2,940 | -282 | $435 | $122,083,511 | 4 | Disney |
| 7 | The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | $1,114,718 | -6% | 2,525 | -- | $441 | $12,958,489 | 1 | MGM |
| 8 | Like Mike | $1,005,721 | -7% | 2,280 | -130 | $441 | $35,848,030 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | Halloween: Resurrection | $888,188 | -17% | 1,954 | -- | $455 | $15,500,938 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 10 | Minority Report | $839,940 | -12% | 2,291 | -438 | $367 | $112,807,652 | 4 | Fox |
