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 Tue, Sep. 17 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 17 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbershop | $1,205,300 | -29% | 1,605 | -- | $751 | $23,541,957 | 1 | MGM |
| 2 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,070,310 | 10% | 1,764 | 69 | $607 | $99,054,069 | 22 | IFC Films |
| 3 | One Hour Photo | $716,985 | 2% | 1,212 | 1039 | $592 | $15,987,274 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | City by the Sea | $427,277 | 3% | 2,575 | 0 | $166 | $17,498,519 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Signs | $368,222 | -3% | 3,051 | -181 | $121 | $213,779,105 | 7 | Disney |
| 6 | SwimFan | $341,193 | -12% | 2,860 | 4 | $119 | $20,410,386 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | Stealing Harvard | $339,393 | -16% | 2,366 | -- | $143 | $6,784,263 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | XXX | $235,492 | -9% | 2,771 | -317 | $85 | $135,890,441 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | $178,034 | -49% | 2,493 | -328 | $71 | $77,885,592 | 6 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 10 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $129,211 | -19% | 1,811 | -291 | $71 | $209,472,758 | 8 | New Line |
