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Sunday, June 2, 2013

'Fast & Furious 6' wins weekend box office

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "Fast & Furious 6," $34.5 million ($75 million international). (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros: 'Fast & Furious 6 hits the gas for more guilty-pleasure thrills)
2. "Now You See Me," $28.05 million. ($600,000 international). (Review by The AP's Joceyln Noveck: 'Now You See Me' not magical despite great cast)
3. "After Earth," $27 million ($2.6 million international). (Review by The AP's John DeFore: 'After Earth' a disappointing sci-fi tale with Will Smith, son Jaden)
4. (tie) "Epic," $16.4 million ($28.5 million international).
4. (tie) "Star Trek: Into Darkness," $16.4 million ($37.6 million international). (Review by Meszoros: 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' another heavenly slice of new-meets-old sci-fi from director J.J. Abrams)
5. "The Hangover Part III," $15.9 million ($82.3 million international). (Review by Meszoros: 'The Hangover Part III' goes out in surprisingly sober, fairly funny fashion)
6. "Iron Man 3," $8 million ($9.9 million international). (Review by Meszoros: 'Iron Man 3' is strong but has a few more cracks in armor)
7. "The Great Gatsby," $6.3 million ($22.6 million international). (Review by Meszoros: With 'Great Gatsby,' Baz Luhrmann makes up for musical missteps with grand visuals)
8. "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani," $1.6 million ($900,000 international).
9. "Mud," $1.2 million ($350,000 international). (Review by The AP's Todd McCarthy: Enough of 'Mud' sticks to make it worthwhile)
10. "The Croods," $615,000 ($3.7 million international). (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire: Semi-prehistoric script cliches hurt, don't sink 'The Croods')

— The Associated Press

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