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Weekend Box Office: 'Furious 6' Leads Biggest Memorial Day In History, Doubles 'Hangover Part III' Opening

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • May 26, 2013 1:28 PM
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  • 9 Comments
Box Office
It was touted as one of the biggest box office match-ups of the year, but now that the dust has settled, it wasn’t even close. “Fast & Furious 6” more than doubled the weekend take of closest competitor “The Hangover Part III” in a showdown between two sequels we never expected to happen four years ago, when Universal reluctantly re-assembled the pieces for “Fast & Furious” and Warner Bros. gave us the first 'Hangover.' For one, success in perpetuity: an immediate sequel to “Fast & Furious 6” is already slated for next summer. But put down your bottles and cans, boys and girls – “The Hangover” ends here. With this weekend, Vin Diesel and the boys might be looking at a three-day global total close to $270 million.
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More: Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Great Gatsby, Iron Man 3, Epic, Weekend Box-Office, Universal, Warner Bros. Pictures, Todd Phillips, Justin Lin

What Are You Seeing This Weekend? 'Epic' Memorial Day Brings 'Fast & Furious 6,' 'The Hangover Part III' & 'Before Midnight'

  • By Emma Bernstein
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  • May 24, 2013 3:51 PM
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  • 1 Comment
News
There are plenty of traditions associated with Memorial Day: barbeques, the return of white pants, massive sales, and, of course, the release of long-awaited blockbuster flicks. We get two this weekend, both hailing from impressively resilient franchises. Plus, there's the highly anticipated next chapter in the "Before [insert time of day]" series. But maybe you're not a sequel person, in which case you can indulge in a 3D animated feature for the kiddies (in all of us), probing documentaries, dark comedies, and a biopic. Because what's more American than variety? Happy Memorial Day, cinephiles: let us know how you'll be celebrating at the theaters!
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More: Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part 3, Epic, Before Midnight, We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks, Fill The Void, Nancy, Please, A Green Story

Ranking The 'Fast And Furious' Franchise Films From Best To Worst

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • May 21, 2013 12:59 PM
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  • 18 Comments
Fast & Furious 6
Features
This weekend sees the sixth (!) film in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, "Fast and Furious 6" (or, according to director Justin Lin, just "Furious Six") race into theaters. Once thought as a kind of also-ran franchise in the Universal canon, it has quickly become one of the studio's most important properties, with each subsequent film getting bigger and more bombastic (if not genuinely better). Sure, these movies might not be high art but they are consistently entertaining in a way that few Hollywood franchises are, full of muscle cars and beautiful women and tough guys who pummel each other just for the heck of it. In the spirit of "Fast and Furious," we thought we would run down every entry in the entire franchise, from best to worst. So put on your tiniest muscle shirt, grab that energy drink, and buckle up.
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More: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Eva Mendes, Michelle Rodriguez, John Singleton, Rob Cohen, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Features, Fast & Furious 6, Fast Five

Review: 'Fast & Furious 6' Makes Cars Go Boom In A Mostly Satisfactory Way

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 13, 2013 6:09 PM
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  • 7 Comments
Reviews
Has there ever been a franchise like the "Fast & Furious?" Begun over ten years ago with a film most notable for its '50s-style B-movie title, "The Fast & The Furious," it was a modest sleeper hit. Before long the series saw its biggest draw, the potato-headed growl-monster Vin Diesel, exit the series before it really got going, leading to the Paul Walker solo outing "2 Fast 2 Furious." Unsurprisingly, the box office for that one took a hit, a trend that continued with the Walker-free third outing "The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift." But ever since the series has been on a constant upswing, with "Fast Five" making nearly half-a-billion dollars worldwide, and even winning some critical plaudits, at least for series veteran Justin Lin.
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More: Fast & Furious 6, Fast and Furious 6, Review, Reviews, Luke Evans, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Gina Carano, Justin Lin

Michelle Rodriguez Confirms Jason Statham For 'Fast & Furious 7'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 7, 2013 8:59 AM
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  • 3 Comments
News
Going into "Fast & Furious 6" in a couple of weeks time, you'll already know that a sequel has the green light and is already in pre-production for release next summer, with James Wan directing. As far back as 2011, rumors have been swirling that the sixth and seventh chapters in the 'Furious' saga would be telling one massive, linked story. Then as "Fast & Furious 6" started gearing up in earnest, Jason Statham was heavily touted to join, only for him to reportedly turn down the movie. But the rumors persisted, and earlier this year a mega-spoiler arrived indicating that Statham would be in the franchise, but for "Fast & Furious 7." That's all we'll say (click the link to get the full dirt).
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More: Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Fast & Furious 7, Fast & Furious 6

Tank Up With 9 Clips & Lots Of New Images From 'Fast & Furious 6'

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • May 6, 2013 10:45 AM
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News
While some filmmakers and studios have done everything in their power to build a mystique around their tentpoles -- think “Star Trek Into Darkness” or “Man Of Steel” -- the team behind “Fast & Furious 6” are clearly of the mind that “more is more.” Though the film hits theaters at the end of the month, Universal Pictures has released nine new clips.
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More: Fast & Furious 6, Fast and Furious 6, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Gina Carano, Sung Kang

Summer Movie Photos: 'Before Midnight,' 'The Heat,' 'Prince Avalanche,' 'Bling Ring' & More

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • May 1, 2013 10:36 AM
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Summer preview photos
News
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, so here’s 28,000 (not really) courtesy of stills from movies that run the gamut from highly anticipated sequels to smaller indie fare. Head on down below and get yr eyeballs ready.
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More: Monsters University, Austenland, Maniac, The Heat, Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters, Grown Ups 2, Turbo, Planes, Despicable Me 2, Passion, The Way, Way Back, Closed Circuit, Black Rock, Before Midnight, Stuck In Love, The Bling Ring, Lovelace, Fast & Furious 6, Fast and Furious 6

Watch: New Trailer & Featurette For 'Fast & Furious 6' Fills Up The Gas Tank

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 28, 2013 10:24 PM
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  • 10 Comments
News
BROS! Can you believe it? School's almost out and summer's almost here, which means: bros, babes, beers, BBQ...and some vehicular warfare.
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More: Fast & Furious 6, Fast and Furious 6, Film Trailers, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Dwayne Johnson Says Luke Hobbs Spinoff Might "Possibly" Happen After 'Fast & Furious 6'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 21, 2013 1:30 PM
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  • 0 Comments
News
While we wait with a six pack of Red Bull for the vehicular warfare of the summer that is "Fast & Furious 6," it may be that Universal really likes what the The Rock is cooking. The actor, who joined the franchise in "Fast Five," and helped make it a phenomenal worldwide success, is undoubtedly graduating into blockbuster leading-man status. Next week comes "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," and Johnson shoots "Hercules" this year with Brett Ratner. So, the idea that the studio might want to give him his own spinoff cars 'n 'splosions movie is pretty much a no-brainer.
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More: Fast and Furious 6, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Fast & Furious 6

Watch: Shift Gears With 3-Minute 'Fast & Furious 6' Trailer

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 5, 2013 11:59 AM
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  • 2 Comments
News
You guys! If the bro-tacular 'splosions in the "Fast & Furious 6" Super Bowl trailer left you wanting more, well good news dudes. Pull out a Red Bull and sit back because a full three minute, steroid pumped, gasoline soaked trailer is here for the sequel, so get ready because Toretto still has some tanktops to wear.
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More: Fast & Furious 6, Fast and Furious 6, Film Trailers, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Michelle Rodriguez

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