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 Mon, Feb. 10 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Feb. 10 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $1,198,652 | -79% | 2,923 | -- | $410 | $24,973,136 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Shanghai Knights | $1,048,809 | -79% | 2,753 | -- | $381 | $20,652,080 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Chicago | $765,006 | -73% | 1,841 | 1218 | $416 | $64,556,317 | 7 | Miramax |
| 4 | The Recruit | $572,973 | -76% | 2,376 | 0 | $241 | $30,393,637 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Final Destination 2 | $557,845 | -69% | 2,834 | 0 | $197 | $28,442,338 | 2 | New Line |
| 6 | Deliver Us from Eva | $363,141 | -75% | 1,139 | -- | $319 | $7,014,943 | 1 | Focus |
| 7 | Kangaroo Jack | $277,767 | -86% | 2,848 | 0 | $98 | $53,315,806 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Biker Boyz | $244,830 | -77% | 1,769 | 3 | $138 | $16,261,062 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $229,966 | -79% | 1,680 | -495 | $137 | $321,088,908 | 8 | New Line |
| 10 | About Schmidt | $200,741 | -72% | 1,240 | 4 | $162 | $46,998,877 | 9 | New Line |
