"Fast and Furious" drifted it's way to the top spot in this past weekend's box office, bringing in a whopping $72.5 million. The numbers broke several records for the franchise and industry overall with several "bests":
- 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
The $72.5 million was an obivous shock to Hollywood, since no one expected for washed-up actors Paul Walker and Vin Diesel to be able to carry the the franchise anymore. I think the sucess of the fourth installment has a lot of implication for what we might continue to see in the theatres. With the recent successes of sequels like "Hell Boy II," "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay," and "The Dark Knight," to name a few, I feel many more sequels coming our way. As long as we never have to see a debacle like the "Indiana Jones" sequel, I'll be more than happy to revisit with some familiar characters I feel invested in.
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