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, Sep. 18 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Sep. 18 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbershop | $1,015,138 | -16% | 1,605 | -- | $632 | $24,557,095 | 1 | MGM |
| 2 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $920,485 | -14% | 1,764 | 69 | $522 | $99,974,554 | 22 | IFC Films |
| 3 | One Hour Photo | $589,695 | -18% | 1,212 | 1041 | $487 | $16,576,969 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | City by the Sea | $381,972 | -11% | 2,575 | 0 | $148 | $17,880,491 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Signs | $331,981 | -10% | 3,051 | -181 | $109 | $214,111,086 | 7 | Disney |
| 6 | SwimFan | $276,135 | -19% | 2,860 | 4 | $97 | $20,686,521 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | Stealing Harvard | $265,223 | -22% | 2,366 | -- | $112 | $7,049,486 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | XXX | $204,319 | -13% | 2,771 | -317 | $74 | $136,094,760 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | $150,585 | -15% | 2,493 | -328 | $60 | $78,036,177 | 6 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 10 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $117,417 | -9% | 1,811 | -291 | $65 | $209,590,175 | 8 | New Line |
