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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 Fri, Jul. 22 2005

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Jul. 22 2005LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$9,066,90541%3,79020$2,392$94,871,7872Warner Bros.
2Wedding Crashers$7,570,20562%2,9250$2,588$62,274,9312New Line
3The Island (2005)$4,202,544--3,122--$1,346$4,202,5441DreamWorks
4Bad News Bears$4,150,968--3,183--$1,304$4,150,9681Paramount
5Fantastic Four$3,691,98258%3,449-170$1,070$113,975,2143Fox
6The Devil's Rejects$2,981,204--1,757--$1,697$2,981,2041Lionsgate
7Hustle and Flow$2,859,588--1,013--$2,823$2,859,5881Paramount Classics
8War of the Worlds$2,619,90555%3,265-459$802$202,112,5164Paramount
9Batman Begins$1,224,61254%2,275-535$538$187,605,9296Warner Bros.
10Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)$1,126,27868%1,916-454$588$172,068,6287Fox