It's looking like a huge Memorial Day weekend thus far, and the much anticipated head-to-head match up is looking like a non-starter. Fast and Furious 6 (officially titled Furious 6 in the film's credits) opened on Friday with a massive $39 million, including $6.5 million in advance-night screenings. That tops the $3.6 million midnight haul and $34 million opening Friday for Fast Five respectively. The fifth 'Faster/Furiouser' entry ended its Fri-Sun debut in late April with $86.1 million. Both Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and The Day After Tomorrow earned about 3.6x their opening day over the Fri-Mon debut, which would give Furious 6 a stunning $142 million by Monday. The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Bruce Almighty, and MIB3 had Memorial Day hauls over/under 4.0x their Friday number, which would give Furious 6 $156 million over Fri-Mon, good for the Memorial Day record. A harshly front-loaded weekend such as X-Men: The Last Stand (2.7x its $45 million Friday) gets Furious 6 a 'mere' $105 million by Monday. So put it 'between $105 million and $156 million, with $130 million looking likely.
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