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 Sat, May. 17 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, May. 17 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Matrix Reloaded | $34,389,145 | 10% | 3,603 | -- | $9,545 | $108,229,314 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Daddy Day Care | $8,505,167 | 71% | 3,408 | 38 | $2,496 | $45,653,655 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | X2: X-Men United | $7,485,460 | 50% | 3,490 | -259 | $2,145 | $169,359,243 | 3 | Fox |
| 4 | Down with Love | $2,967,182 | 25% | 2,123 | 2122 | $1,398 | $5,405,831 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | $2,148,907 | 66% | 2,658 | -167 | $808 | $30,999,711 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Anger Management | $1,602,971 | 49% | 2,476 | -343 | $647 | $127,399,477 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Identity | $1,565,444 | 42% | 2,196 | -422 | $713 | $44,072,207 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Holes | $1,397,601 | 56% | 2,232 | -220 | $626 | $55,092,549 | 5 | Disney |
