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, Nov. 4 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 4 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother Bear | $1,612,676 | 10% | 3,030 | 3028 | $532 | $22,878,663 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Scary Movie 3 | $1,371,104 | -3% | 3,505 | 0 | $391 | $80,328,808 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 3 | Radio | $713,349 | 3% | 3,074 | 0 | $232 | $27,654,179 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) | $663,473 | -7% | 2,970 | -48 | $223 | $67,433,011 | 3 | New Line |
| 5 | Mystic River | $568,075 | 11% | 1,551 | 58 | $366 | $34,628,358 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Runaway Jury | $559,596 | 15% | 2,736 | -79 | $205 | $34,357,824 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 | $525,236 | 7% | 2,429 | -204 | $216 | $61,902,526 | 4 | Miramax |
| 8 | School of Rock | $376,479 | 25% | 2,786 | -165 | $135 | $69,923,162 | 5 | Paramount |
| 9 | Intolerable Cruelty | $224,454 | 17% | 1,661 | -629 | $135 | $32,313,679 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Good Boy! | $202,514 | 62% | 2,415 | -347 | $84 | $35,590,526 | 4 | MGM |
