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, Feb. 14 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Feb. 14 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daredevil | $15,320,877 | -- | 3,471 | -- | $4,414 | $15,320,877 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $6,736,432 | 430% | 2,923 | 0 | $2,305 | $35,442,331 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Chicago | $4,026,925 | 237% | 2,268 | 427 | $1,776 | $72,120,482 | 8 | Miramax |
| 4 | Shanghai Knights | $3,529,223 | 338% | 2,755 | 2 | $1,281 | $26,678,163 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | The Jungle Book 2 | $3,097,793 | -- | 2,808 | -- | $1,103 | $3,097,793 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Final Destination 2 | $2,010,930 | 351% | 2,238 | -596 | $899 | $31,931,415 | 3 | New Line |
| 7 | The Recruit | $1,978,471 | 265% | 2,336 | -40 | $847 | $34,108,794 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Deliver Us from Eva | $1,515,953 | 531% | 1,139 | 0 | $1,331 | $9,354,487 | 2 | Focus |
| 9 | About Schmidt | $910,545 | 208% | 1,208 | -32 | $754 | $48,765,726 | 10 | New Line |
| 10 | The Hours | $869,801 | 225% | 1,003 | 454 | $867 | $23,545,053 | 8 | Paramount |
