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 Wed, Jan. 8 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 8 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | $1,774,586 | -12% | 3,170 | 14 | $560 | $103,053,515 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $1,748,624 | -19% | 3,622 | 0 | $483 | $267,070,029 | 3 | New Line |
| 3 | Two Weeks Notice | $806,901 | -11% | 2,755 | 0 | $293 | $71,341,181 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Gangs of New York | $735,645 | -10% | 2,305 | 115 | $319 | $49,395,900 | 3 | Miramax |
| 5 | Maid in Manhattan | $566,232 | -15% | 3,050 | 112 | $186 | $78,136,736 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $222,719 | -9% | 1,194 | -- | $187 | $204,842,186 | 38 | IFC Films |
| 7 | The Hot Chick | $217,655 | -17% | 2,160 | -86 | $101 | $30,619,812 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Drumline | $217,231 | -13% | 1,642 | -19 | $132 | $46,585,989 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Die Another Day | $213,236 | -16% | 1,808 | -67 | $118 | $154,474,171 | 7 | MGM |
| 10 | Star Trek: Nemesis | $210,245 | -11% | 2,423 | -219 | $87 | $40,359,367 | 4 | Paramount |
