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, Nov. 16 - Sun, Nov. 18
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
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| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $135,000,000 | -- | 4,070 | -- | $33,170 | $135,000,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 2 | Skyfall | $41,000,000 | -54% | 3,505 | 0 | $11,698 | $160,837,108 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Lincoln | $20,000,000 | 2018% | 1,775 | 1764 | $11,268 | $21,418,836 | 2 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Wreck-It Ralph | $18,500,000 | -44% | 3,622 | -130 | $5,108 | $121,667,290 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Flight | $8,700,000 | -41% | 2,612 | 565 | $3,331 | $61,420,810 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | Argo | $4,000,000 | -40% | 2,210 | -553 | $1,810 | $91,952,480 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Taken 2 | $2,200,000 | -45% | 2,063 | -424 | $1,066 | $134,724,389 | 7 | Fox |
| 8 | Pitch Perfect | $1,250,000 | -51% | 1,122 | -269 | $1,114 | $61,066,358 | 8 | Universal |
| 9 | Here Comes the Boom | $1,200,000 | -52% | 1,350 | -694 | $889 | $41,019,015 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
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| 1 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | $1,150,000 | -- | 161 | -- | $7,143 | $1,808,220 | 1 | Yash Raj Films |
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