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.
Daily domestic gross
| Date | Day | Day no. | Top 10 Gross | LW% | Total Daily Gross | Top movie of the day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | Fri | 130 | $45,987,536 | -42% | $47,494,482 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 11 | Sat | 131 | $61,505,248 | -21% | $64,015,446 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 13 | Mon | 133 | $11,121,166 | -20% | $11,613,898 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 02 | Thu | 122 | $4,589,496 | -19% | $5,382,574 | Pain and Gain |
| May 12 | Sun | 132 | $43,149,674 | -17% | $44,895,004 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 01 | Wed | 121 | $5,213,086 | -15% | $6,080,468 | Pain and Gain |
| May 14 | Tue | 134 | $12,730,404 | -13% | $13,288,659 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 15 | Wed | 135 | $9,840,529 | -9% | $10,309,092 | The Great Gatsby (2013) |
| May 17 | Fri | 137 | $43,225,652 | -6% | $44,594,301 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 18 | Sat | 138 | $59,211,648 | -4% | $61,450,920 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 23 | Thu | 143 | $22,248,400 | 2% | $22,677,472 | The Hangover Part III |
| May 19 | Sun | 139 | $44,452,751 | 3% | $45,988,537 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 21 | Tue | 141 | $14,160,324 | 11% | $14,596,438 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 22 | Wed | 142 | $11,330,267 | 15% | $11,734,677 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 20 | Mon | 140 | $15,732,227 | 41% | $16,193,884 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 07 | Tue | 127 | $14,616,350 | 103% | $15,269,630 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 08 | Wed | 128 | $10,858,039 | 108% | $11,433,588 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 16 | Thu | 136 | $21,811,602 | 110% | $22,288,222 | Star Trek Into Darkness |
| May 06 | Mon | 126 | $13,916,636 | 126% | $14,495,672 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 09 | Thu | 129 | $10,391,979 | 126% | $10,995,032 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 04 | Sat | 124 | $77,551,831 | 135% | $80,545,053 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 05 | Sun | 125 | $51,833,689 | 147% | $53,643,650 | Iron Man 3 |
| May 03 | Fri | 123 | $79,103,004 | 229% | $81,070,261 | Iron Man 3 |
