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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 Tue, Feb. 26 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Feb. 26 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Identity Thief$1,224,36031%3,22257$380$95,778,3553Universal
2Snitch (2013)$1,095,30923%2,511--$436$15,150,4931Lionsgate / Summit
3A Good Day to Die Hard$978,55030%3,5552$275$53,700,0882Fox
4Safe Haven$881,80543%3,2230$274$49,414,6852Relativity Media
5Silver Linings Playbook$694,38524%2,012-190$345$108,431,74515Weinstein Company
6Dark Skies$510,80813%2,313--$221$9,150,4281Weinstein / Dimension
7Escape From Planet Earth$466,01923%3,35365$139$35,658,4702Weinstein Company
8Side Effects (2013)$371,21344%2,070-535$179$25,729,3693Open Road
9Warm Bodies$311,23019%2,644-253$118$58,816,1554Lionsgate / Summit
10Beautiful Creatures (2013)$306,22926%2,9500$104$17,119,0022Warner Bros.
11Zero Dark Thirty$205,15212%1,197-330$171$91,927,11910Sony / Columbia
12Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$173,05322%1,425-678$121$53,259,9865Paramount
13Mama$81,4108%1,163-485$70$70,387,5756Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Feb. 26 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Life of Pi$331,50220%572-75$580$114,132,30014Fox
2Argo$262,44316%802-101$327$130,142,24920Warner Bros.
3Quartet$156,96943%35623$441$9,111,3297Weinstein Company
4Django Unchained$142,46011%659-358$216$159,054,4499Weinstein Company
5Lincoln$130,05710%875-132$149$178,851,76516Disney / DreamWorks
6Les Miserables (2012)$99,33010%462-214$215$146,886,3159Universal
7The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$46,8843%388-217$121$301,044,73211Warner Bros. / New Line
8Bless Me, Ultima$36,0728%263--$137$1,016,6981Arenas Entertainment
9Wreck-It Ralph$34,4996%402-104$86$186,743,57917Disney
10The Impossible$33,47843%273-149$123$18,109,62910Lionsgate / Summit
11Kai Po Che$31,98866%110--$291$573,9791UTV Communications
12Parental Guidance$23,85644%381-222$63$75,813,1429Fox
13Rise of The Guardians$20,48210%305-33$67$102,056,23614Paramount / DreamWorks
14A Haunted House$19,081-2%302-38$63$39,902,2727Open Road
15Gangster Squad$18,98030%202-8$94$45,628,7997Warner Bros.
16Parker$15,60226%212-493$74$17,393,6535FilmDistrict
17The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$15,4321%223-31$69$292,153,90015Lionsgate / Summit
18The Guilt Trip$15,42221%18698$83$36,989,74110Paramount
19Jack Reacher$7,25014%100-75$73$79,479,50010Paramount
20The Last Stand$6,2295%11460$55$12,038,8096Lionsgate
21Bullet to the Head$4,52327%105-365$43$9,405,6084Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Feb. 26 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hyde Park on Hudson$12,16935%65-21$187$6,147,65012Focus
2To the Arctic 3D$8,25561%520$159$11,401,18745Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Broken City$7,37137%98-35$75$19,596,2886Fox
4This is 40$5,76033%96-71$60$67,533,46510Universal
5Stand Up Guys$5,17620%41-78$126$3,273,5964Lionsgate / Roadside
6Born to Be Wild 3D$4,62796%300$154$22,052,25799Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Anna Karenina (2012)$3,92888%28-23$140$12,808,92815Focus
8Hitchcock$1,987-39%162$124$5,968,83414Fox Searchlight
9Texas Chainsaw 3D$1,939-4%44-52$44$34,338,2088Lionsgate
10The Sessions$1,66838%160$104$5,975,35119Fox Searchlight
11Movie 43$1,115-25%21-14$53$8,801,9745Relativity Media
12ABCD - Any Body Can Dance$7649%9-13$85$219,7233UTV Communications
13A Late Quartet$71855%7-6$103$1,545,95217Entertainment One / RKO
14Camp (2013)$267-49%1--$267$8,5731Freestyle Releasing
15Race 2$137-65%5-6$27$1,579,5285UTV Communications