Monday, June 3, 2013

Fast & Furious 6 wins box office race

Fast & Furious 6 remains the leader at this weekend’s domestic box office.

The action thriller featuring motor vehicles moving at swift rates of speed earned $34.5 million in its second week at theatres. Justin Lin directed the picture which has amassed $170 million since its release. Fast & Furious 6’s line-up is impressive with Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris all taking on roles in the film. The movie has almost immediately become profitable as it cost $160 million to make.

Now You See Me occupied second position this week in its debut with earnings of just over $28 million. The crime thriller starring Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson follows an Interpol and FBI agent on their quest to capture illusionists who share their heist monies with members of the audience attending their magic performances. Now You See Me had a production budget of $75 million.

Sci-fi action film After Earth which stars Will Smith and his son Jaden brought in an even $27 million in its premiere. After Earth’s story centres on a young boy who roams around an abandoned planet with his estranged father after their spaceship crashes. It is up to the son to save his father when peril ensues. The M. Night Shyamalan feature that was created with a $130 million budget opened to disappointing results and has been panned by critics.

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