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 Thu, Sep. 4 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 4 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeepers Creepers II | $651,014 | -13% | 3,124 | -- | $208 | $20,722,386 | 1 | MGM / United Artists |
| 2 | Open Range | $514,342 | -5% | 2,244 | 81 | $229 | $45,108,393 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $457,473 | -7% | 2,227 | -177 | $205 | $276,559,664 | 8 | Disney |
| 4 | S.W.A.T. | $434,137 | -8% | 2,781 | -423 | $156 | $104,213,697 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Seabiscuit | $422,123 | 0% | 2,556 | 22 | $165 | $105,934,006 | 6 | Universal |
| 6 | Freddy Vs. Jason | $375,448 | 4% | 2,929 | -85 | $128 | $75,113,520 | 3 | New Line |
| 7 | Freaky Friday (2003) | $301,739 | -13% | 3,067 | 9 | $98 | $92,040,182 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | American Wedding | $226,568 | -7% | 1,810 | -657 | $125 | $98,474,800 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | The Medallion | $219,421 | -8% | 2,652 | 4 | $83 | $17,660,642 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 10 | The Italian Job | $216,486 | -4% | 1,964 | 1900 | $110 | $101,586,317 | 14 | Paramount |
