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, Aug. 14 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 14 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XXX | $3,913,673 | -19% | 3,374 | -- | $1,160 | $58,243,460 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Signs | $3,206,262 | -12% | 3,310 | 46 | $969 | $128,130,267 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | $2,337,175 | -12% | 3,307 | 0 | $707 | $32,404,727 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 4 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $1,650,000 | -13% | 3,508 | -105 | $470 | $173,069,986 | 3 | New Line |
| 5 | The Master of Disguise | $852,182 | -8% | 2,568 | 3 | $332 | $26,347,535 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Blood Work | $784,699 | -10% | 2,525 | -- | $311 | $9,784,176 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Stuart Little 2 | $574,606 | 0% | 2,382 | -713 | $241 | $54,598,232 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Road to Perdition | $565,676 | -6% | 2,211 | -121 | $256 | $85,971,792 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Men in Black II | $260,378 | -5% | 2,076 | -826 | $125 | $187,239,458 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Country Bears | $168,656 | 0% | 1,260 | -1293 | $134 | $14,800,708 | 3 | Disney |
