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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, Nov. 25 2005

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Nov. 25 2005LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$22,771,83484%3,8580$5,902$169,055,5612Warner Bros.
2Walk the Line$7,600,54470%3,138177$2,422$42,396,9052Fox
3Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)$7,150,32394%3,206--$2,230$14,009,6181Paramount
4Chicken Little$5,181,127161%3,475-39$1,491$111,010,3804Disney
5Rent$4,296,20181%2,433--$1,766$11,419,4011Sony / Columbia
6Just Friends$3,648,89470%2,505--$1,457$7,702,3511New Line
7Pride & Prejudice (2005)$2,769,715129%1,2991078$2,132$11,649,6713Focus
8Derailed$1,768,37488%2,061-386$858$26,465,3223The Weinstein Company
9In the Mix$1,747,53898%1,608--$1,087$3,437,7271Lionsgate
10The Ice Harvest$1,455,11590%1,550--$939$2,761,6941Focus