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, Dec. 25 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 25 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $13,986,119 | 85% | 3,703 | 0 | $3,777 | $171,670,621 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $7,839,567 | -- | 3,298 | -- | $2,377 | $7,839,567 | 0 | Fox |
| 3 | Paycheck | $5,152,104 | -- | 2,762 | -- | $1,865 | $5,152,104 | 0 | Paramount |
| 4 | Cold Mountain | $4,505,258 | -- | 2,163 | -- | $2,083 | $4,505,258 | 0 | Miramax |
| 5 | Peter Pan (2003) | $3,488,480 | -- | 2,813 | -- | $1,240 | $3,488,480 | 0 | Universal |
| 6 | Something's Gotta Give | $3,454,443 | 133% | 2,709 | 32 | $1,275 | $42,083,482 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | $2,703,716 | 157% | 2,677 | -- | $1,010 | $19,875,202 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Last Samurai | $2,477,763 | 131% | 2,557 | -351 | $969 | $65,998,736 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Bad Santa | $1,409,711 | 150% | 1,710 | -830 | $824 | $46,434,571 | 4 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 10 | Elf | $1,240,574 | -2% | 2,015 | -861 | $616 | $160,767,168 | 7 | New Line |
