"Fast & Furious 6," from Comcast Corp.'s Universal Pictures, was the top film at theaters in the U.S. and Canada in the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend, taking in $98.5 million, the biggest-ever debut for the studio.
The film, which also had the second-biggest opening this year, topped the Warner Bros. comedy "The Hangover Part III," which had sales of $42.4 million, Hollywood.com said in a statement Sunday.
"Star Trek Into Darkness," the second film in the J.J. Abrams reboot of the franchise, dropped to third place from first with $38 million in sales for Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures. Made for about $190 million, the sequel has taken in $156.8 million since it opened May 16, according to Hollywood.com.
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