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, Mar. 6 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 6 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old School | $1,055,331 | 4% | 2,742 | 53 | $385 | $41,579,972 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Cradle 2 the Grave | $762,985 | -11% | 2,625 | -- | $291 | $20,346,556 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Chicago | $696,386 | 4% | 2,447 | 92 | $285 | $107,598,118 | 10 | Miramax |
| 4 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $672,157 | 7% | 2,923 | 0 | $230 | $80,196,873 | 4 | Paramount |
| 5 | Daredevil | $496,109 | -1% | 3,234 | -240 | $153 | $86,321,417 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | The Jungle Book 2 | $326,420 | 2% | 2,814 | -1 | $116 | $35,265,211 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | The Life of David Gale | $319,064 | -6% | 2,003 | 1 | $159 | $14,986,690 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | Shanghai Knights | $284,861 | 8% | 2,515 | -11 | $113 | $52,058,860 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | The Recruit | $201,026 | -2% | 1,508 | -170 | $133 | $48,918,760 | 5 | Disney |
| 10 | Gods and Generals | $197,969 | 5% | 1,533 | 0 | $129 | $9,744,940 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
