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, Dec. 30 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 30 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $9,615,884 | -4% | 3,703 | 0 | $2,597 | $241,937,536 | 2 | New Line |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $7,004,926 | 6% | 3,298 | -- | $2,124 | $49,006,478 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Peter Pan (2003) | $2,758,068 | 8% | 2,813 | -- | $980 | $19,931,791 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Cold Mountain | $2,744,553 | 5% | 2,163 | -- | $1,269 | $24,450,948 | 1 | Miramax |
| 5 | Something's Gotta Give | $2,737,459 | 7% | 2,709 | 32 | $1,011 | $61,200,398 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Mona Lisa Smile | $2,707,591 | 8% | 2,677 | 0 | $1,011 | $36,449,428 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Paycheck | $2,214,785 | 0% | 2,762 | -- | $802 | $23,031,670 | 1 | Paramount |
| 8 | The Last Samurai | $1,923,470 | 8% | 2,557 | -381 | $752 | $78,028,038 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Elf | $1,089,624 | 12% | 2,015 | -436 | $541 | $166,738,152 | 8 | New Line |
| 10 | Stuck on You | $861,371 | 4% | 2,400 | -607 | $359 | $26,100,406 | 3 | Fox |
