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 Mon, Sep. 2 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 2 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $3,708,945 | -15% | 1,619 | 290 | $2,291 | $69,117,603 | 20 | IFC Films |
| 2 | Signs | $3,601,943 | -28% | 3,437 | -16 | $1,048 | $195,581,708 | 5 | Disney |
| 3 | XXX | $2,802,461 | -27% | 3,536 | 19 | $793 | $123,878,218 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | $2,164,249 | -7% | 3,250 | -57 | $666 | $70,178,109 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 5 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $1,531,805 | -27% | 2,506 | -299 | $611 | $203,031,029 | 6 | New Line |
| 6 | fear dot com | $1,377,046 | -29% | 2,550 | -- | $540 | $7,085,804 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Blue Crush | $1,156,769 | -28% | 2,820 | -195 | $410 | $34,711,808 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Serving Sara | $963,332 | -21% | 2,174 | 20 | $443 | $11,947,497 | 2 | Paramount |
| 9 | Road to Perdition | $875,185 | -18% | 1,763 | -100 | $496 | $99,341,169 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Undisputed | $702,336 | -24% | 1,117 | 15 | $629 | $9,081,518 | 2 | Miramax |
