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 Mon, Nov. 18 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Nov. 18 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $5,321,727 | -78% | 3,682 | -- | $1,445 | $93,679,505 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 8 Mile | $1,186,795 | -73% | 2,496 | 26 | $475 | $85,627,437 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | The Ring | $606,295 | -74% | 2,882 | -45 | $210 | $101,293,806 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | The Santa Clause 2 | $527,989 | -88% | 3,346 | -6 | $158 | $83,045,711 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Half Past Dead | $431,079 | -76% | 2,113 | -- | $204 | $8,251,350 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $277,608 | -77% | 1,812 | -163 | $153 | $186,460,160 | 31 | IFC Films |
| 7 | jackass: the movie | $273,925 | -70% | 2,413 | -119 | $114 | $59,622,802 | 4 | Paramount |
| 8 | I Spy | $202,928 | -76% | 2,611 | -571 | $78 | $30,936,393 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Femme Fatale | $112,465 | -63% | 1,066 | 0 | $106 | $5,802,957 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Sweet Home Alabama | $102,681 | -78% | 1,469 | -535 | $70 | $121,986,792 | 8 | Disney |
