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, Jan. 2 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 2 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $6,378,408 | -42% | 3,622 | 0 | $1,761 | $236,014,414 | 2 | New Line |
| 2 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | $4,636,706 | -49% | 3,156 | 0 | $1,469 | $76,296,016 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | $2,766,778 | -41% | 2,755 | 0 | $1,004 | $57,684,348 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Maid in Manhattan | $2,168,997 | -36% | 2,938 | 30 | $738 | $67,706,772 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Gangs of New York | $1,875,839 | -47% | 2,190 | 20 | $857 | $39,757,806 | 2 | Miramax |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $1,448,534 | -32% | 2,505 | 0 | $578 | $247,449,718 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | $1,448,148 | -33% | 3,012 | 0 | $481 | $26,019,256 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | Drumline | $1,106,997 | -45% | 1,661 | -176 | $666 | $42,238,579 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | The Hot Chick | $905,151 | -31% | 2,246 | 0 | $403 | $26,221,734 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Die Another Day | $761,858 | -41% | 1,875 | 0 | $406 | $150,830,738 | 6 | MGM |
