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 Fri, Dec. 27 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Dec. 27 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $16,873,720 | 9% | 3,622 | 0 | $4,659 | $168,057,060 | 2 | New Line |
| 2 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | $10,118,633 | 16% | 3,156 | -- | $3,206 | $28,712,685 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | $5,344,815 | 13% | 2,755 | 0 | $1,940 | $32,870,995 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Maid in Manhattan | $4,277,302 | 22% | 2,938 | 72 | $1,456 | $48,702,793 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Gangs of New York | $3,525,873 | 8% | 2,170 | 666 | $1,625 | $22,454,357 | 2 | Miramax |
| 6 | Drumline | $2,800,622 | 25% | 1,669 | -168 | $1,678 | $31,312,018 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | $2,645,675 | 49% | 3,012 | 0 | $878 | $13,702,522 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $2,181,256 | 16% | 2,505 | -245 | $871 | $236,019,060 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Hot Chick | $1,619,302 | 31% | 2,246 | 29 | $721 | $19,007,261 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Die Another Day | $1,460,148 | 14% | 1,875 | -200 | $779 | $143,800,574 | 6 | MGM |
