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, Aug. 26 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 26 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.W.A.T. | $1,152,593 | 2% | 3,204 | -16 | $360 | $90,126,354 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Freddy Vs. Jason | $1,126,327 | -11% | 3,014 | 0 | $374 | $63,596,701 | 2 | New Line |
| 3 | Freaky Friday (2003) | $1,077,470 | 3% | 3,058 | 79 | $352 | $76,554,093 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Open Range | $918,275 | 7% | 2,163 | 88 | $425 | $31,097,108 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $911,370 | 9% | 2,404 | -306 | $379 | $262,671,823 | 7 | Disney |
| 6 | The Medallion | $727,022 | -3% | 2,648 | -- | $275 | $9,584,292 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | Uptown Girls | $711,188 | 3% | 2,495 | 0 | $285 | $23,720,285 | 2 | MGM |
| 8 | Seabiscuit | $709,029 | 10% | 2,534 | 72 | $280 | $94,289,419 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | American Wedding | $690,864 | 6% | 2,467 | -518 | $280 | $91,861,032 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | My Boss's Daughter | $611,546 | -13% | 2,201 | -- | $278 | $6,168,943 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
