Box Office: ‘Fast & Furious’ delivers stunning $72M
Franck TabouringWeekend of April 3 – 5, 2009
“Fast & Furious” easily outraced its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a stunning $72.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The return of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the lead roles proved to be quite lucrative, as the fourth installment in the popular series delivered a better opening weekend than any of its three predecessors.
Also doing pretty well this weekend was DreamWorks Animation’s “Monsters Vs. Aliens,” which took home another $33.5 million for a domestic total of $105.7 million after only two weeks in release.
At No. 3, “The Haunting in Connecticut” pulled in $9.5 million, reaching a total gross of $37.2 million. Starring Virginia Madsen, the Peter Cornwell-directed horror thriller follows a family experiencing supernatural events in their new home.
Meanwhile, Nicholas Cage’s latest sci-fi thriller “Knowing” dropped to No. 4, collecting $8.1 million for a cumulative of $58.2 million after a three-week run. Following closely in fifth place with $7.8 million was “I Love You, Man,” which brought its domestic total to $49.2 million.
New entry “Adventureland” debuted only at No. 6, taking home a modest $6 million. Directed by Greg Mottola, the film stars Jesse Eisenberg as a recent college grad who picks up a lame job at a local amusement park. 
Tony Gilroy’s comedy “Duplicity” tumbled to No. 7, earning $4.3 million for a cume of $32.3 million. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts star as two spies trying to pull off a gigantic corporate con.
At the bottom of the top 10, “Race to Witch Mountain” slipped to eighth place with a weekend gross of $3.3 million and a total of $58.3 million, while “12 Rounds” picked up $2.3 million for a cumulative of $9 million at No. 9.
At No. 10, “Sunshine Cleaning” pulled $1.8 million after expanding into 479 theaters. The film’s total haul currently stands at $4.7 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
Reader Comments (1)
So doing Riddick over Too Fast Too Furious was a bad idea for Vin Diesel.