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. 24 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 24 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hulk | $5,070,879 | -17% | 3,660 | -- | $1,385 | $73,313,342 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | $2,826,189 | 3% | 3,404 | -21 | $830 | $234,112,057 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $1,271,428 | 1% | 3,140 | -278 | $405 | $105,417,168 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Bruce Almighty | $1,183,751 | 5% | 3,074 | -403 | $385 | $212,853,162 | 5 | Universal |
| 5 | The Italian Job | $932,849 | 11% | 2,095 | -602 | $445 | $69,411,395 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | Rugrats Go Wild | $839,583 | 5% | 3,041 | 0 | $276 | $25,436,243 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | Alex & Emma | $757,173 | 13% | 2,310 | -- | $328 | $7,538,039 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Hollywood Homicide | $694,049 | 6% | 2,840 | 0 | $244 | $22,908,789 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | $627,104 | -2% | 2,609 | 0 | $240 | $21,287,019 | 2 | New Line |
| 10 | The Matrix Reloaded | $543,733 | 11% | 1,850 | -500 | $294 | $265,437,493 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
