Grosses
'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
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.
Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic) Fri, Jun. 8 - Sun, Jun. 10
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
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| 1 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $61,400,000 | -- | 4,258 | -- | $14,420 | $61,400,000 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Prometheus | $53,500,000 | -- | 3,396 | -- | $15,754 | $53,500,000 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $24,100,000 | -57% | 3,777 | 4 | $6,381 | $99,578,685 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Men in Black 3 | $14,300,000 | -49% | 3,792 | -456 | $3,771 | $136,305,374 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Marvel's The Avengers | $11,600,000 | -43% | 3,129 | -541 | $3,707 | $572,650,725 | 6 | Disney |
| 6 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,275,000 | -27% | 1,298 | 4 | $2,523 | $31,048,579 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $2,800,000 | -36% | 2,087 | -820 | $1,342 | $35,835,372 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Battleship | $2,400,000 | -53% | 1,954 | -1190 | $1,228 | $59,943,805 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | The Dictator | $2,300,000 | -51% | 1,651 | -998 | $1,393 | $55,338,540 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | Dark Shadows | $1,400,000 | -62% | 1,550 | -1452 | $903 | $73,775,633 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
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