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 Tue, Jun. 3 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 3 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding Nemo | $7,181,423 | 3% | 3,374 | -- | $2,128 | $84,380,454 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Bruce Almighty | $3,177,495 | 10% | 3,492 | 9 | $910 | $143,473,359 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | The Italian Job | $2,034,999 | 14% | 2,633 | -- | $773 | $23,281,070 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | The Matrix Reloaded | $1,618,885 | 9% | 3,453 | -150 | $469 | $235,805,235 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Wrong Turn | $521,906 | 3% | 1,615 | -- | $323 | $6,192,061 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | Daddy Day Care | $514,427 | 25% | 3,128 | -344 | $164 | $82,828,806 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | X2: X-Men United | $505,319 | 12% | 2,530 | -537 | $200 | $200,319,220 | 5 | Fox |
| 8 | The In-Laws | $379,678 | 25% | 2,652 | 0 | $143 | $15,200,295 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Down with Love | $192,368 | 23% | 1,300 | -818 | $148 | $17,498,406 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | $144,589 | 25% | 1,330 | -788 | $109 | $39,582,898 | 5 | Disney |
