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'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

by Shawn Robbins

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

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Sep. 4 2003LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Jeepers Creepers II$651,014-13%3,124--$208$20,722,3861MGM / United Artists
2Open Range$514,342-5%2,24481$229$45,108,3933Disney
3Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$457,473-7%2,227-177$205$276,559,6648Disney
4S.W.A.T.$434,137-8%2,781-423$156$104,213,6974Sony / Columbia
5Seabiscuit$422,1230%2,55622$165$105,934,0066Universal
6Freddy Vs. Jason$375,4484%2,929-85$128$75,113,5203New Line
7Freaky Friday (2003)$301,739-13%3,0679$98$92,040,1824Disney
8American Wedding$226,568-7%1,810-657$125$98,474,8005Universal
9The Medallion$219,421-8%2,6524$83$17,660,6422Sony / TriStar
10The Italian Job$216,486-4%1,9641900$110$101,586,31714Paramount