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 Thu, Sep. 5 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 5 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $972,977 | 8% | 1,619 | 290 | $601 | $72,014,159 | 20 | IFC Films |
| 2 | Signs | $685,134 | -2% | 3,437 | -16 | $199 | $197,844,293 | 5 | Disney |
| 3 | XXX | $478,541 | -3% | 3,536 | 19 | $135 | $125,502,903 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | fear dot com | $305,076 | -13% | 2,550 | -- | $120 | $8,191,905 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | $217,307 | 6% | 3,250 | -57 | $67 | $70,876,187 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 6 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $216,484 | -23% | 2,506 | -299 | $86 | $203,878,409 | 6 | New Line |
| 7 | Blue Crush | $196,271 | -8% | 2,820 | -195 | $70 | $35,415,773 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Serving Sara | $190,516 | -5% | 2,174 | 20 | $88 | $12,579,442 | 2 | Paramount |
| 9 | Road to Perdition | $171,923 | 0% | 1,763 | -100 | $98 | $99,874,284 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Blood Work | $132,958 | -1% | 1,751 | 422 | $76 | $24,507,457 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
