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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, Jan. 20 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Jan. 20 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Underworld Awakening$9,339,076--3,078--$3,034$9,339,0761Sony / Screen Gems
2Red Tails$5,981,106--2,512--$2,381$5,981,1061Fox
3Contraband$3,673,555133%2,8707$1,280$37,571,4752Universal
4Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$3,173,05828880%2,6302624$1,206$3,864,9655Warner Bros.
5Haywire$2,883,872--2,439--$1,182$2,883,8721Relativity Media
6Beauty and the Beast 3D$2,129,604166%2,6250$811$26,937,9842Disney
7Joyful Noise$1,656,232162%2,7350$606$17,484,2142Warner Bros.
8Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$1,542,313107%2,519-827$612$193,351,5006Paramount
9Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$1,279,282125%2,485-670$515$175,085,5116Warner Bros.
10The Iron Lady$1,055,785112%1,076274$981$9,957,4644Weinstein Company
11The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$1,000,46175%1,907-767$525$92,025,5295Sony / Columbia
12War Horse$858,65172%2,525-331$340$69,993,3295Disney / DreamWorks
13The Devil Inside$850,138123%2,207-344$385$49,471,2453Paramount
14We Bought a Zoo$677,211135%2,065-844$328$67,458,7965Fox
15Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$564,432195%2,070-779$273$122,170,4696Fox
16The Adventures of Tintin$456,38387%1,340-733$341$70,558,5485Paramount

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, Jan. 20 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Descendants$651,847113%560-100$1,164$49,539,20710Fox Searchlight
2The Artist$641,202261%662446$969$10,389,1179Weinstein Company
3Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$483,457103%731-155$661$17,049,0547Focus
4Hugo$196,316109%650105$302$55,146,0989Paramount
5Happy Feet Two$94,332299%331-34$285$62,264,38510Warner Bros.
6My Week with Marilyn$90,20718%225-175$401$11,829,5649Weinstein Company
7Jack and Jill$84,617--283-15$299$72,694,92411Sony / Columbia
8The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$83,65448%370-338$226$280,037,39310Lionsgate / Summit
9Puss in Boots (2011)$73,644243%292-24$252$147,440,63013Paramount / DreamWorks
10The Darkest Hour$51,652-8%301-881$172$20,943,2435Summit
11Tower Heist$50,595199%220-40$230$77,693,69012Universal
12New Year's Eve$44,188-28%265-827$167$54,092,8807Warner Bros. / New Line
13The Sitter$41,2670%191-258$216$29,919,9307Fox
14Young Adult$37,891-14%150-237$253$15,975,1267Paramount
15Immortals$33,905115%169-18$201$83,181,26511Relativity Media
16Moneyball$17,306--110-18$157$75,483,26718Sony / Columbia

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, Jan. 20 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Shame$70,297203%9554$740$2,809,6978Fox Searchlight
2Born to Be Wild 3D$25,085112%450$557$15,587,26342Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Pariah (2011)$17,76866%21-3$846$450,3764Focus
4In Time$17,520118%97-9$181$37,414,73113Fox
5Coriolanus$17,311--9--$1,923$17,3111Weinstein Company
6Courageous$13,262--90-26$147$34,484,00717Sony / TriStar
7J. Edgar$9,22847%46-36$201$37,015,09011Warner Bros.
8Vettai$8,637130%21-13$411$123,1782UTV Communications
9Drive (2011)$7,92199%331$240$34,991,84219FilmDistrict
10In the Land of Blood and Honey$6,29713%14-4$450$181,8295FilmDistrict
11Dolphin Tale$5,063118%63-28$80$72,259,86018Warner Bros.
12Margin Call$2,36023%14-6$169$5,338,31614Roadside Attractions