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, Sep. 6 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Sep. 6 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwimFan | $4,149,978 | -- | 2,856 | -- | $1,453 | $4,149,978 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | City by the Sea | $2,963,017 | -- | 2,575 | -- | $1,151 | $2,963,017 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $2,750,076 | 183% | 1,695 | 76 | $1,622 | $74,764,235 | 21 | IFC Films |
| 4 | Signs | $2,298,876 | 236% | 3,232 | -205 | $711 | $200,143,169 | 6 | Disney |
| 5 | XXX | $1,451,542 | 203% | 3,088 | -448 | $470 | $126,954,445 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $755,851 | 249% | 2,102 | -404 | $360 | $204,634,260 | 7 | New Line |
| 7 | fear dot com | $709,065 | 132% | 2,550 | 0 | $278 | $8,900,970 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | $575,412 | 165% | 2,821 | -429 | $204 | $71,451,599 | 5 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 9 | Spider-Man / Men in Black II | $555,981 | -- | 2,078 | -- | $268 | $555,981 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Blue Crush | $552,579 | 182% | 2,009 | -811 | $275 | $35,968,352 | 4 | Universal |
