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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, Nov. 6 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, Nov. 6 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Megamind$20,547,47264%3,944--$5,210$33,077,8691Paramount / DreamWorks
2Due Date$13,036,4827%3,355--$3,886$25,252,9971Warner Bros.
3For Colored Girls$7,797,2245%2,127--$3,666$15,208,2361Lionsgate
4Red (2010)$4,052,88056%3,229-120$1,255$69,661,3414Summit
5Saw 3D$3,401,17631%2,8080$1,211$36,597,1842Lionsgate
6Paranormal Activity 2$3,208,47936%3,168-71$1,013$75,499,3203Paramount
7Jackass 3D$2,233,42539%2,165-974$1,032$109,562,3724Paramount
8Hereafter$1,838,00154%2,365-59$777$27,741,8214Warner Bros.
9Secretariat$1,802,30149%2,614-494$689$49,974,2215Disney
10The Social Network$1,627,51555%1,860-907$875$84,124,6256Sony / Columbia
11Life As We Know It$1,416,47241%1,950-910$726$47,864,3085Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSat, Nov. 6 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Conviction$754,81562%672107$1,123$4,387,5884Fox Searchlight
2The Town$561,67266%801-807$701$89,483,8538Warner Bros.
3Easy A$230,72653%486-776$475$57,130,1528Sony / Screen Gems
4Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$220,726100%740-1270$298$53,861,1717Warner Bros.
5Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$177,873101%353-580$504$51,820,5277Fox
6Waiting for 'Superman'$172,07341%242-88$711$5,307,3757Paramount Vantage
7Despicable Me$153,51585%307-28$500$248,220,41518Universal
8Inception$143,52146%291-110$493$291,372,65517Warner Bros.
9Devil$113,58574%284-351$400$33,421,1208Universal
10It's Kind of a Funny Story$79,32046%201-276$395$6,156,0865Focus
11Stone$78,18851%109-16$717$1,444,0395Relativity / Overture
12The Other Guys$75,83149%235-67$323$118,980,13714Sony / Columbia
13Takers$71,12265%21583$331$57,530,60911Sony / Screen Gems
14Nowhere Boy$66,17671%17522$378$1,159,9735Weinstein Company
15Alpha and Omega$62,81290%288-388$218$24,403,3838Lionsgate
16Case 39$29,67847%157-249$189$13,161,5726Paramount Vantage
17N-Secure$26,74358%105-262$255$2,540,8454Freestyle

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSat, Nov. 6 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Fair Game (2010)$292,90565%46--$6,368$470,5901Summit
2127 Hours$104,66335%4--$26,166$181,9251Fox Searchlight
3Hubble 3D$79,81230%60-1$1,330$17,693,53034Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Catfish$22,01043%55-82$400$3,138,8438Universal / Rogue
5Under the Sea 3D$20,36994%14-2$1,455$24,701,57891Warner Bros. / IMAX
6Never Let Me Go$19,06671%51-75$374$2,272,5838Fox Searchlight
7Let Me In$13,84626%95-283$146$11,991,9756Relativity / Overture
8Avatar$12,03484%91$1,337$760,455,61047Fox
9Buried$10,62723%46-61$231$1,021,2977Lionsgate
10Jack Goes Boating$6,28056%31-4$203$489,0858Relativity / Overture
11The Tillman Story$5,36846%240$224$761,07612Weinstein Company
12Wild Target$3,98021%51$796$40,5472Freestyle
13Piranha 3D$3,32417%6-13$554$24,999,73012Weinstein Company
14Winter's Bone$1,79054%10-1$179$6,216,89822Roadside Attractions
15The Concert$1,054105%4-2$264$653,19816Weinstein Company
16I Spit on Your Grave (2010)$48364%2-1$242$91,2855Anchor Bay