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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, Jan. 27 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSun, Jan. 27 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$5,396,098-35%3,372--$1,600$19,690,9561Paramount
2Mama$2,909,970-54%2,68235$1,085$48,875,5852Universal
3Zero Dark Thirty$2,671,597-43%2,929-17$912$69,803,9796Sony / Columbia
4Silver Linings Playbook$2,514,113-45%2,641118$952$68,908,66611Weinstein Company
5Parker$1,842,986-39%2,224--$829$7,008,2221FilmDistrict
6Django Unchained$1,391,910-40%2,007-509$694$146,236,7585Weinstein Company
7Gangster Squad$1,172,634-40%2,590-513$453$39,725,1023Warner Bros.
8Les Miserables (2012)$1,160,250-42%2,210-369$525$137,546,2055Universal
9Lincoln$1,083,476-43%1,909-265$568$167,051,52312Disney / DreamWorks
10Broken City$1,079,312-43%2,6222$412$15,289,5472Fox
11Movie 43$1,041,838-47%2,023--$515$4,805,8781Relativity Media
12The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$1,020,799-38%1,675-648$609$293,323,8317Warner Bros. / New Line
13A Haunted House$827,001-48%2,002-158$413$35,439,9983Open Road
14Parental Guidance$709,647-43%1,736-601$409$70,845,4975Fox
15The Last Stand$630,664-36%2,9130$216$10,684,5072Lionsgate

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSun, Jan. 27 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Life of Pi$783,691-37%941-315$833$103,427,50810Fox
2The Impossible$529,321-42%782-104$677$13,297,3936Lionsgate / Summit
3Argo$510,045-44%635-121$803$117,568,78516Warner Bros.
4Quartet$355,723-34%163131$2,182$1,699,8613Weinstein Company
5Race 2$253,861-36%153--$1,659$884,7571UTV Communications
6Wreck-It Ralph$246,854-32%588-724$420$182,484,64013Disney
7Skyfall$198,740-50%456-51$436$302,044,12612Sony / Columbia
8Jack Reacher$192,918-53%888-819$217$78,173,4826Paramount
9This is 40$152,095-58%507-725$300$66,323,7256Universal
10Rise of The Guardians$125,420-31%305-169$411$100,212,85710Paramount / DreamWorks
11Hotel Transylvania$109,363-38%228-9$480$147,615,10418Sony / Columbia
12Hyde Park on Hudson$77,513-38%144-50$538$5,311,9698Focus
13The Guilt Trip$69,953-46%352-290$199$36,239,9186Paramount
14The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$63,006-40%216-90$292$291,075,68911Lionsgate / Summit
15Flight$58,415-42%263-37$222$93,451,12813Paramount
16Here Comes the Boom$44,328-47%191-18$232$44,912,74416Sony / Columbia
17Red Dawn (2012)$39,395-45%205-44$192$44,537,47010FilmDistrict
18Texas Chainsaw 3D$32,083-52%285-1189$113$33,993,9644Lionsgate
19Taken 2$17,177-48%124-32$139$139,761,28417Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSun, Jan. 27 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Anna Karenina (2012)$35,264-27%98-19$360$12,433,44511Focus
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$33,605-20%96-169$350$12,376,2446Paramount
3The Master$21,561-32%3723$583$16,128,16720Weinstein Company
4To the Arctic 3D$18,564-42%520$357$10,979,72141Warner Bros. / IMAX
5The Sessions$11,736-44%620$189$5,861,58915Fox Searchlight
6Hitchcock$10,936-51%90-32$122$5,857,51710Fox Searchlight
7Pitch Perfect$10,010-54%91-34$110$64,966,85818Universal
8Born to Be Wild 3D$8,512-35%300$284$21,827,49195Warner Bros. / IMAX
9The Perks of Being A Wallflower$7,707-41%56-17$138$17,713,83819Lionsgate / Summit
10LUV$6,141-35%21-24$292$138,9782Indomina Media
11A Late Quartet$5,352-20%10-4$535$1,471,80513Entertainment One / RKO
12Playing For Keeps (2012)$2,320-37%35-23$66$12,952,5848FilmDistrict