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, Dec. 28 - Sun, Dec. 30
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $32,500,000 | -12% | 4,100 | 0 | $7,927 | $222,200,814 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Django Unchained | $29,000,000 | -- | 3,010 | -- | $9,635 | $62,320,265 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Les Miserables (2012) | $28,600,000 | -- | 2,814 | -- | $10,163 | $68,038,425 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Parental Guidance | $14,800,000 | -- | 3,367 | -- | $4,396 | $29,588,692 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Jack Reacher | $13,800,000 | -9% | 3,352 | 0 | $4,117 | $44,353,158 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | This is 40 | $12,800,000 | 11% | 2,914 | 1 | $4,393 | $36,730,290 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Lincoln | $7,500,000 | 36% | 1,966 | -327 | $3,815 | $132,029,797 | 8 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | The Guilt Trip | $6,700,000 | 27% | 2,431 | 0 | $2,756 | $21,110,356 | 2 | Paramount |
| 9 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $6,600,000 | 38% | 2,618 | 0 | $2,521 | $18,726,464 | 2 | Disney |
| 10 | Rise of The Guardians | $5,200,000 | -9% | 2,055 | -976 | $2,530 | $90,447,130 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Skyfall | $4,600,000 | -5% | 1,637 | -728 | $2,810 | $289,627,378 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Life of Pi | $3,700,000 | -8% | 1,178 | -572 | $3,141 | $84,570,184 | 6 | Fox |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Linings Playbook | $4,100,000 | 130% | 745 | 374 | $5,503 | $27,350,722 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
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