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 Sun, Oct. 20 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Oct. 20 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ring | $3,848,680 | -39% | 1,981 | -- | $1,943 | $15,016,182 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Sweet Home Alabama | $2,109,660 | -52% | 3,282 | -31 | $643 | $98,470,731 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Red Dragon | $2,066,064 | -48% | 3,307 | -56 | $625 | $77,807,796 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $1,575,197 | -54% | 2,014 | -2 | $782 | $155,878,987 | 27 | IFC Films |
| 5 | The Transporter | $1,319,663 | -40% | 2,610 | 37 | $506 | $17,190,691 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | The Tuxedo | $1,166,835 | -39% | 2,424 | -561 | $481 | $43,151,831 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Brown Sugar | $1,146,056 | -55% | 1,378 | 6 | $832 | $18,499,751 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $1,140,244 | -36% | 1,581 | 407 | $721 | $16,022,039 | 3 | Artisan |
| 9 | Abandon | $979,678 | -54% | 2,341 | -- | $418 | $5,065,312 | 1 | Paramount |
| 10 | Tuck Everlasting | $932,425 | -44% | 1,448 | 263 | $644 | $10,583,266 | 2 | Disney |
