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5 April 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

“Fast & Furious” burns rubber in first spot. Universal Pictures’ well-marketed “Fast & Furious” actioner has posted the highest opening weekend gross of the year with an estimated $72.5 million pocketed. Reteaming Paul Walker and Vin Diesel as well Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster, the film launched into 3,461 theatres and averaged $20,948 per venue. This is the biggest opening of the franchise by far. (See more comparisons at www.moviejungle.com/boxoffice/comparisons.asp). The film grossed over $30 million more than “Anger Management,” the previous best April opener of all time which debuted back on April 11th, 2003. A most impressive opening for the Justin Lin helmed film which is tracking well with user ratings thus far; according to IMDb, the film is at this point 7.3/10 from over 1,550 votes cast. It’s invigorating news for both male leads. Diesel’s last “Babylon A.D.” role was mediocre and not sought after for the most part, bringing »

2 April 2009 4:08 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Along with the rest of the original crew, Paul Walker is back in the driver.s seat for Fast And Furious. This is the continuation that feels more like a sequel than the past two films. And Paul is back as Brian O.Conner, a cop with a heart of gold. After doing a handful of smaller films including The Death And Life Of Bobby Z and The Lazarus Project, he seemed to have a fun experience returning to the fast lane of F&F. When I spoke to Paul on the set of back a few months ago, I... »

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2 articles from 2009