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, Feb. 26 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Feb. 26 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old School | $1,456,756 | -5% | 2,689 | -- | $542 | $21,936,227 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Daredevil | $864,256 | -10% | 3,474 | 3 | $249 | $72,216,590 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Chicago | $755,409 | -7% | 2,355 | 87 | $321 | $96,267,568 | 9 | Miramax |
| 4 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $687,511 | -7% | 2,923 | 0 | $235 | $66,637,314 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Life of David Gale | $490,654 | -11% | 2,002 | -- | $245 | $8,619,626 | 1 | Universal |
| 6 | The Jungle Book 2 | $447,853 | 2% | 2,815 | 7 | $159 | $26,470,375 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Shanghai Knights | $341,173 | -7% | 2,526 | -229 | $135 | $45,547,524 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Dark Blue | $321,537 | -14% | 2,176 | -- | $148 | $4,917,005 | 1 | MGM / United Artists |
| 9 | Gods and Generals | $308,848 | -9% | 1,533 | -- | $201 | $5,670,073 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Recruit | $266,409 | -3% | 1,678 | -658 | $159 | $45,096,353 | 4 | Disney |
