April 6, 2009 Box Office: ‘Fast & Furious’ Explodes
Summer may just be here, y’all. Well, at least in terms of the U.S. box office. In the year’s biggest surprise thus far (and what may be the biggest surprise in a while), Fast & Furious has opened at number one at the North American box office with $72.5 million in receipts. Now, this number breaks all kinds of records – let me just break it down for you:
- Best April opening ever, beating Anger Management’s $42.2 million.
- Best Universal Pictures opening ever (three-day), beating The Lost World: Jurassic Park’s $72.1 million.
- Best F&F franchise opening ever, beating 2 Fast 2 Furious’ $50.5 million.
- Best opening yet in 2009, easily beating the bows of the more-buzzed-about Monsters vs. Aliens ($59.3 million) and Watchmen ($55.2 million).
- Best opening ever for stars Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster, as well as for director Justin Lin.
- Best opening ever for a car-themed movie! (Beating Cars’ $60.1 million.
Continue after the jump for the rest of the box office breakdown.
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