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, Dec. 24 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 24 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $7,790,720 | -42% | 3,622 | -- | $2,151 | $123,347,008 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Two Weeks Notice | $1,816,074 | -38% | 2,755 | -- | $659 | $19,076,954 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Gangs of New York | $1,300,230 | -27% | 1,504 | -- | $865 | $12,576,916 | 1 | Miramax |
| 4 | The Santa Clause 2 | $1,084,992 | -16% | 1,701 | -506 | $638 | $132,215,353 | 8 | Disney |
| 5 | Maid in Manhattan | $1,068,470 | -50% | 2,866 | 28 | $373 | $38,482,558 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | $865,802 | -48% | 3,012 | -- | $287 | $8,559,509 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $842,017 | -37% | 2,750 | -275 | $306 | $231,005,098 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Drumline | $782,248 | -41% | 1,837 | 1 | $426 | $24,462,280 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | Die Another Day | $688,259 | -22% | 2,075 | -1302 | $332 | $140,070,237 | 5 | MGM |
| 10 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $505,986 | -38% | 2,711 | 0 | $187 | $27,791,841 | 2 | Paramount |
