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, Jul. 22 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jul. 22 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $5,449,833 | 2% | 3,359 | 90 | $1,622 | $143,790,587 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Bad Boys II | $5,353,585 | -11% | 3,186 | -- | $1,680 | $57,894,253 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $1,427,974 | 4% | 3,002 | 0 | $476 | $45,328,430 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | Johnny English | $1,397,157 | 10% | 2,236 | -- | $625 | $11,805,319 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Finding Nemo | $1,296,275 | 9% | 2,480 | -163 | $523 | $306,281,671 | 8 | Disney |
| 6 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $1,234,065 | 7% | 3,404 | -100 | $363 | $130,281,772 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde | $1,098,497 | 12% | 3,205 | -170 | $343 | $77,535,035 | 3 | MGM |
| 8 | How to Deal | $920,810 | -7% | 2,319 | -- | $397 | $7,722,607 | 1 | New Line |
| 9 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $663,511 | 16% | 2,261 | -941 | $293 | $90,470,941 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | 28 Days Later | $409,889 | 4% | 1,310 | -86 | $313 | $34,201,805 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
