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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 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, May. 1 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, May. 1 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identity | $1,023,145 | -4% | 2,733 | -- | $374 | $20,761,810 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Anger Management | $821,227 | 0% | 3,656 | 86 | $225 | $106,877,721 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Holes | $577,088 | 11% | 2,349 | 18 | $246 | $38,449,595 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Confidence | $324,131 | -8% | 1,871 | -- | $173 | $5,968,226 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Malibu's Most Wanted | $258,172 | -1% | 2,503 | 0 | $103 | $24,929,373 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Bulletproof Monk | $252,277 | -7% | 2,955 | 0 | $85 | $20,106,568 | 2 | MGM |
| 7 | Phone Booth | $217,531 | -2% | 2,078 | -369 | $105 | $41,069,695 | 4 | Fox |
| 8 | It Runs in the Family (2003) | $188,114 | -7% | 1,207 | -- | $156 | $3,580,798 | 1 | MGM |
| 9 | Chicago | $143,156 | 2% | 1,209 | -502 | $118 | $164,070,423 | 18 | Miramax |
| 10 | The Real Cancun | $139,883 | -4% | 2,261 | -- | $62 | $2,733,907 | 1 | New Line |
