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Fast and Furious Fires up Box Office Results |
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Monday, April 6 2009
by Joe Halls
The fourth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise shakes box-office results this year. So far, it is the year’s best opening weekend with $72.5 million, surpassing last weekend’s $59.3 million for Monsters vs. Aliens.
The movie also set a new record for April debuts, topping the previous leader set by Anger Management in 2003 with $42.2 million. The movie brings back the original casts of the 2001 blockbuster hit, Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster .
Rounding the top 10 are Monsters vs. Aliens with $33.5 million; The Haunting in Connecticut with $9.5 million; Nicolas Cage’s Knowing; I Love You, Man; Adventureland; Duplicity; Race to Witch Mountain; 12 Rounds; and Sunshine Cleaning.
image source: latimes.com |
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