Leading the Memorial Day weekend to its highest box office ever, the action sequel Fast & Furious 6 [FAST6] revved up an estimated $120.0 million over the 4-day holiday to score the fourth best Memorial weekend opening ever. The sixth installment also banked a franchise best $96.8 million from Friday to Sunday. The diverse cast attracted a diverse audience to the street racing series that's still growing.
The Hangover Part III [HNOV3] finished a distant second with $51.2 million from Friday to Monday, and $63.0 million since opening on Thursday. Moviegoers got over The Hangover franchise as the third film opened less than half of Part II over the same stretch last year.
Star Trek: Into Darkness [TREK2] dropped to third place with $47.0 million over the holiday weekend to bring its total to $155.8 million. The 3-day portion was down 47% from its debut.
The animated Epic [EPIC] took in $42.6 million to open at the fourth spot.
| RANK | TITLE | F-S-S-M | TOTAL |
| 1 | Fast & Furious 6 | 120,018,980 | 120,018,980 |
| 2 | Hangover 3, The | 51,215,000 | 63,004,463 |
| 3 | Star Trek Into Darkness | 47,000,000 | 155,827,288 |
| 4 | Epic | 42,600,000 | 42,600,000 |
| 5 | Iron Man 3 | 24,351,000 | 372,434,000 |
| 6 | Great Gatsby, The | 17,020,000 | 117,746,891 |
| 7 | Mud | 2,427,000 | 15,034,297 |
| 8 | Croods, The | 1,615,000 | 179,638,288 |
| 9 | 42 | 1,607,000 | 91,411,450 |
| 10 | Oblivion | 1,092,520 | 87,557,685 |
| 11 | Oz The Great and Powerful | 838,000 | 232,401,000 |
| 12 | Pain And Gain | 800,000 | 48,711,740 |
Tag(s): FAST6, HNOV3, TREK2, EPIC