LOS ANGELES — “Fast & Furious” has left its competition in the dust with a $72.5 million opening weekend.
LOS ANGELES — "Fast & Furious" has left its competition in the dust with a $72.5 million opening weekend. That is the best opening weekend so far this year, topping last weekend’s $59.3 million debut for "Monsters vs. Aliens." "Fast & Furious" also has raced to a record for April debuts, easily passing the previous best of $42.2 million set by "Anger Management" in 2003. The fourth installment of "The Fast and the Furious" street-racing franchise brings back the four stars of the 2001 original — Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. The reunion has paid off for distributor Universal, which also has pulled in $30.1 million in 32 other countries where "Fast & Furious" is playing. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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