‘Fast & Furious’ blows past ‘Hangover’
‘Fast & Furious’
“Fast & Furious 6” rang up an estimated $98.5 million in domestic ticket sales from Friday through Sunday and was speeding toward $122.5 million by the end of Monday’s U.S. Memorial Day holiday, distributor Universal Pictures projected.
The comedy sequel, “The Hangover Part III,” brought in $42.4 million from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates, and was likely to finish with $64 million through Monday, after a Thursday opening.
Last weekend’s box office leader, the sci-fi sequel “Star Trek Into Darkness,” fell to third place with $38 million through Sunday and was headed toward $48 million through Monday.
The movies charged up the North American box office, putting ticket sales on pace for a Memorial Day weekend record.
“A perfect storm of hits led to this incredible weekend with going out to the movies proving itself to be the first choice for outside-of-the-home entertainment,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com’s box office division.
The sixth installment of “Fast & Furious” blew past pre-weekend forecasts for $80 million in domestic sales over four days by nearly 50 percent. The five previous films grossed $1.6 billion combined.
Set in London, the new film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, a now-retired professional criminal who reunites his crew with U.S. Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs, played by Dwayne Johnson. The group works to take down a criminal outfit of mercenary drivers scattered across 12 countries.
Reuters
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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