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, Oct. 17 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Oct. 17 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Home Alabama | $921,954 | 9% | 3,313 | 10 | $278 | $88,911,288 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $645,562 | -3% | 2,016 | 45 | $320 | $148,732,689 | 26 | IFC Films |
| 3 | The Transporter | $591,057 | -2% | 2,573 | -- | $230 | $12,107,368 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Brown Sugar | $483,334 | 10% | 1,372 | -- | $352 | $13,286,407 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | White Oleander | $409,803 | -8% | 1,510 | -- | $271 | $7,603,670 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Knockaround Guys | $380,792 | -9% | 1,806 | -- | $211 | $6,964,511 | 1 | New Line |
| 7 | The Tuxedo | $350,554 | 12% | 2,985 | -37 | $117 | $39,029,022 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | Tuck Everlasting | $304,808 | 23% | 1,185 | -- | $257 | $6,822,983 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | Barbershop | $245,847 | 12% | 1,911 | -265 | $129 | $66,604,177 | 5 | MGM |
| 10 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $235,078 | 27% | 1,174 | 234 | $200 | $12,120,302 | 2 | Artisan |
