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. 23 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 23 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | $718,824 | 10% | 3,050 | -175 | $236 | $138,466,834 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $677,701 | 7% | 3,110 | -367 | $218 | $302,210,976 | 5 | New Line |
| 3 | National Security | $644,606 | 13% | 2,729 | -- | $236 | $18,731,084 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Kangaroo Jack | $561,914 | 19% | 2,818 | -- | $199 | $23,566,027 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Just Married | $550,362 | 26% | 2,769 | 3 | $199 | $36,872,994 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | Gangs of New York | $395,781 | 5% | 2,170 | -170 | $182 | $62,607,847 | 5 | Miramax |
| 7 | A Guy Thing | $330,291 | 23% | 2,515 | -- | $131 | $8,936,737 | 1 | MGM |
| 8 | Two Weeks Notice | $283,407 | 16% | 2,240 | -515 | $127 | $86,424,565 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Maid in Manhattan | $192,483 | 19% | 2,171 | -755 | $89 | $89,527,698 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Antwone Fisher | $187,859 | 14% | 1,021 | 19 | $184 | $15,469,904 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
