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 Mon, Oct. 27 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Oct. 27 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Movie 3 | $2,801,091 | -74% | 3,505 | -- | $799 | $50,916,781 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 2 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) | $1,083,731 | -70% | 3,018 | 2 | $359 | $52,008,006 | 2 | New Line |
| 3 | Radio | $854,886 | -75% | 3,074 | -- | $278 | $14,160,005 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Runaway Jury | $662,206 | -69% | 2,815 | 0 | $235 | $24,717,338 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Mystic River | $647,616 | -71% | 1,493 | 26 | $434 | $25,381,569 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 | $582,158 | -68% | 2,633 | -469 | $221 | $54,703,072 | 3 | Miramax |
| 7 | School of Rock | $324,029 | -81% | 2,951 | 0 | $110 | $63,718,845 | 4 | Paramount |
| 8 | Intolerable Cruelty | $273,007 | -71% | 2,290 | -280 | $119 | $28,527,438 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Good Boy! | $233,961 | -86% | 2,762 | -463 | $85 | $32,341,424 | 3 | MGM |
| 10 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $196,442 | -69% | 1,224 | -439 | $160 | $37,444,957 | 5 | Disney |
