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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 Sun, Oct. 31 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSun, Oct. 31 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Saw 3D$5,681,091-28%2,808--$2,023$24,230,1231Lionsgate
2Paranormal Activity 2$4,219,805-35%3,23923$1,303$65,665,9722Paramount
3Red (2010)$2,586,558-45%3,34976$772$58,823,4303Summit
4Jackass 3D$1,940,287-43%3,13928$618$101,657,5583Paramount
5Hereafter$1,621,090-41%2,424243$669$22,263,7973Warner Bros.
6Secretariat$1,274,542-41%3,1080$410$44,708,8044Disney
7The Social Network$998,994-50%2,767-154$361$79,520,9845Sony / Columbia
8Life As We Know It$864,452-50%2,860-159$302$43,533,3124Warner Bros.
9The Town$478,561-46%1,608-310$298$87,626,8677Warner Bros.
10Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$435,352-48%2,010-226$217$52,673,8286Warner Bros.
11Easy A$220,594-53%1,262-370$175$56,300,3057Sony / Screen Gems

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSun, Oct. 31 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Conviction$487,658-38%565510$863$2,383,7253Fox Searchlight
2Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$200,688-41%933-322$215$51,219,7336Fox
3Waiting for 'Superman'$123,618-42%33040$375$4,593,1096Paramount Vantage
4Devil$114,255-53%635-7$180$33,099,5607Universal
5It's Kind of a Funny Story$105,487-42%477-83$221$5,787,0944Focus
6Alpha and Omega$95,726-56%676-51$142$24,087,3987Lionsgate
7Inception$87,945-43%401-51$219$290,948,20816Warner Bros.
8My Soul to Take$71,285-44%713-976$100$14,637,4904Universal / Rogue
9N-Secure$67,712-51%367-78$185$2,399,1483Freestyle
10Stone$65,873-36%12512$527$1,184,0914Relativity / Overture
11Despicable Me$63,885-49%33511$191$247,877,10517Universal
12Case 39$47,723-36%406-315$118$13,036,8035Paramount Vantage
13Let Me In$45,617-35%378-135$121$11,896,4955Relativity / Overture
14The Other Guys$41,066-46%302-1$136$118,754,88213Sony / Columbia
15Nowhere Boy$36,618-34%153-62$239$988,5334Weinstein Company
16Catfish$27,385-27%137-2$200$3,045,9437Universal / Rogue
17Never Let Me Go$25,195-33%126-52$200$2,183,7017Fox Searchlight
18Takers$20,136-54%132-18$153$57,381,62810Sony / Screen Gems
19Resident Evil: Afterlife$19,796-35%140-73$141$60,128,5668Sony / Screen Gems
20Buried$16,334-21%10719$153$970,1016Lionsgate
21Eat Pray Love$16,282-30%111-63$147$80,574,01012Sony / Columbia

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSun, Oct. 31 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hubble 3D$37,914-34%611$622$17,397,15933Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Avatar$8,041-16%8-1$1,005$760,418,43346Fox
3Lottery Ticket$7,476-55%70-22$107$24,708,69911Warner Bros.
4Under the Sea 3D$6,796-48%160$425$24,641,15290Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Wild Target$6,460-29%4--$1,615$23,1741Freestyle
6Machete$4,638-45%56--$83$26,552,5449Fox
7The American$4,636-45%42-34$110$35,596,2279Focus
8The Tillman Story$4,597-27%240$192$741,40811Weinstein Company
9I Want Your Money$4,018-26%59-113$68$425,8993Freestyle
10Jack Goes Boating$3,240-34%350$93$472,3947Relativity / Overture
11Vampires Suck$2,830-62%49-5$58$36,645,30511Fox
12Winter's Bone$1,602-33%11-7$146$6,210,51621Roadside Attractions
13Piranha 3D$1,372-72%19--$72$24,990,41211Weinstein Company
14The Concert$1,004-45%61$167$651,54115Weinstein Company
15I Spit on Your Grave (2010)$527-35%3-5$176$89,8214Anchor Bay