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, Oct. 21 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 21 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) | $2,212,247 | -9% | 3,016 | -- | $734 | $32,739,006 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 | $1,287,671 | 12% | 3,102 | 0 | $415 | $45,752,458 | 2 | Miramax |
| 3 | Runaway Jury | $1,024,175 | 13% | 2,815 | -- | $364 | $13,768,080 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Mystic River | $904,515 | 6% | 1,467 | 1454 | $617 | $15,289,139 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Intolerable Cruelty | $526,567 | 20% | 2,570 | 6 | $205 | $23,685,921 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | School of Rock | $501,168 | 2% | 2,951 | 22 | $170 | $55,892,417 | 3 | Paramount |
| 7 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $355,316 | 27% | 1,663 | -38 | $214 | $34,293,375 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Good Boy! | $301,643 | -12% | 3,225 | 0 | $94 | $26,361,289 | 2 | MGM |
| 9 | Out of Time | $270,829 | 7% | 2,344 | -732 | $116 | $35,754,561 | 3 | MGM |
| 10 | The Rundown | $178,394 | 6% | 2,099 | -724 | $85 | $44,884,571 | 4 | Universal |
