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. 17 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 17 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding Nemo | $3,967,511 | 11% | 3,425 | 34 | $1,158 | $199,037,148 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $2,120,472 | 0% | 3,418 | 10 | $620 | $87,824,385 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Bruce Almighty | $1,773,020 | 10% | 3,477 | -72 | $510 | $197,210,855 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | The Italian Job | $1,304,754 | 8% | 2,697 | -180 | $484 | $57,915,984 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Rugrats Go Wild | $1,281,740 | 13% | 3,041 | -- | $421 | $13,970,887 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | $1,255,784 | -7% | 2,609 | -- | $481 | $13,458,659 | 1 | New Line |
| 7 | Hollywood Homicide | $1,188,249 | 5% | 2,840 | -- | $418 | $13,435,338 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Matrix Reloaded | $766,264 | 9% | 2,350 | -875 | $326 | $258,962,874 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Daddy Day Care | $343,467 | 22% | 1,982 | -731 | $173 | $92,952,298 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | X2: X-Men United | $241,384 | 9% | 1,316 | -734 | $183 | $207,768,897 | 7 | Fox |
