Box office roundup – June 2, 2013 – Fast & Furious 6 send Will & Jaden Smith crashing back to Earth
Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), Dom (Vim Diesel) and Brian (Paul Walker) reunite.
1. Fast & Furious 6 – $35 million [2nd week; $170 million total] As expected, the latest adventure from Vin Diesel and company easily outpaced this week’s new arrivals to maintain its top spot while closing in on $200 million. The series amazingly just keeps doing better with each installment and is zooming in on the $209 million total gross of “Fast 5,” which is the franchise’s top grosser, and has hit $405 million worldwide. This weekend’s haul makes back the film’s $160 million budget and you’ve gotta figure a few people are going to want to see this again and scores more will grab it once it’s available for home viewing.
(From left) DAVE FRANCO, JESSE EISENBERG, ISLA FISHER and WOODY HARRELSON star in “NOW YOU SEE ME.”
2. Now You See Me – $28 million [debut week]
The magic heist thriller dazzled audiences for a solid opening weekend and makes a nice dent in its $80 million budget.
3. After Earth – $27 million [debut week] Will Smith’s bankability proved no match for the backlash of nepotism (few were excited about seeing another collaboration with son Jaden in the continuing efforts to make him a box office star) and the ill-will for Director M. Night Shyamalan. This marks one of the elder Smith’s worst opening weekends since 2001’s “Ali,” which managed $14 million, and the drama “Seven Pounds,” which packed on $14 million in 2008. The film has little shot of making back its $130 million budget.
4. Epic – $16 million
[2nd week; $65 million] As tends to be the case with the family animated films, they have more staying power and this continues the trend in what should be a lengthy stay in the Top 10.
John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) gets tested by Bones (Karl Urban).
5. Star Trek Into Darkness – $16 million
[3rd week; $181 million] Darkness may not have been the summer juggernaut Paramount Pictures was hoping for, but it’s just $9 million shy of making a profit and it looks to be the must-see sci-fi film of the summer.
The Wolfpack intervention.
$15 million [2nd week; $88 million] The party is clearly over for the franchise, but the film will still earn back its $103 million budget even if it’s not the runaway success of the first two films.