The Playlist: Weekend Box Office: Will Smith Tumbles With 'After Earth'; 'Fast & Furious 6' Holds On To #1

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Weekend Box Office: Will Smith Tumbles With 'After Earth'; 'Fast & Furious 6' Holds On To #1 Jun 2nd 2013, 16:08 Has there ever been any franchise quote like the "Fast And Furious" films? Since Justin Lin took over the series, the grosses have risen with each installment. His "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift" collected $158 million globally seven years ago, and now, three movies later, "Fast And Furious 6" is set to gross over $170 million domestically within its first eleven days of release. Even with two challenging newcomers in the marketplace, this latest installment held the top spot for the second weekend in a row, and should become the second film in the series to cross half a billion in global gross within days (it currently rests at $480.6M globally). Though these are ensemble pieces, the films have always relied on the star power of leads Paul Walker and Vin Diesel. It seems that both stars have come to terms with the fact that they aren't bankable when not behind the wheel, dabbling in projects like Diesel's self-made franchise "Riddick" and Walker's annual straight-to-DVD... Media files: aetf-06.jpg (image/jpeg)

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