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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 Sat, Oct. 6 2007

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, Oct. 6 2007LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Game Plan$7,301,72568%3,1052$2,352$38,194,1902Disney
2The Heartbreak Kid$5,516,37318%3,229--$1,708$10,191,6291Paramount / DreamWorks
3The Kingdom$4,006,30739%2,8029$1,430$28,917,9322Universal
4Resident Evil: Extinction$1,874,44650%2,84820$658$42,294,7763Sony / Screen Gems
5The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising$1,544,09241%3,141--$492$2,635,6771Fox
6Good Luck Chuck$1,477,68833%2,476-136$597$28,181,9513Lionsgate
73:10 to Yuma (2007)$1,386,98351%2,562-444$541$47,819,3875Lionsgate
8Feel the Noise$1,319,77217%1,015--$1,300$2,447,1751Sony / TriStar
9The Brave One$1,018,00157%2,358-479$432$33,731,0204Warner Bros.
10Mr. Woodcock$1,012,79045%1,950-245$519$22,001,1784New Line