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'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

by Shawn Robbins

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 Wed, May. 25 2005

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, May. 25 2005LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith$8,652,562-13%3,661--$2,363$191,360,4421Fox
2Monster-in-Law$1,218,177-2%3,4240$356$48,177,1662New Line
3Kicking & Screaming$747,8703%3,47015$216$36,696,3562Universal
4Crash (2005)$561,837-3%1,90529$295$29,486,4013Lionsgate
5Unleashed$391,684-7%1,9625$200$19,202,5602Rogue
6Kingdom of Heaven$347,179-9%2,808-411$124$42,432,4153Fox
7House of Wax$301,675-3%2,766-345$109$27,902,6813Warner Bros.
8The Interpreter$271,382-4%2,164-438$125$66,282,2885Universal
9The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy$208,6012%2,211-559$94$47,570,7494Disney
10Mindhunters$118,011-5%1,0400$113$3,935,7102Dimension Films