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, Mar. 12 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Mar. 12 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bringing Down the House | $1,967,663 | -7% | 2,801 | -- | $702 | $37,244,826 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Tears of the Sun | $1,141,202 | -16% | 2,973 | -- | $384 | $20,900,034 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Chicago | $834,920 | -6% | 2,600 | 153 | $321 | $116,918,458 | 11 | Miramax |
| 4 | Old School | $799,427 | -11% | 2,707 | -35 | $295 | $53,303,072 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | $522,106 | -13% | 2,897 | -26 | $180 | $88,486,414 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Cradle 2 the Grave | $425,269 | -19% | 2,625 | 0 | $162 | $28,306,698 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Jungle Book 2 | $402,657 | -7% | 2,553 | -261 | $158 | $40,720,315 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Daredevil | $352,343 | -11% | 2,778 | -456 | $127 | $92,632,999 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Shanghai Knights | $230,578 | -15% | 1,905 | -610 | $121 | $55,456,641 | 5 | Disney |
| 10 | The Life of David Gale | $197,223 | -16% | 1,872 | -131 | $105 | $17,719,503 | 3 | Universal |
