FAST FIVE made $83.6m - Share your thoughts (Open Discussion)
Fast Five made an amazing $83.6 million at the North American box office this weekend. Universal topped 2009's Fast & Furious, which made $70 million. The fifth installment averaged $22,942 per theater, making it the best April debut ever! It makes sense that Universal has already fast-tracked a sixth installment and changing the focus from street racing to heist film. Fast Five had a budget of $125 million, the film will easily top the $353 million Fast & Furious made globally. According to ERC, The film could be closer to $500 million, since it's already grossed $165 mil worldwide; Fast Five made $45.3 million this weekend internationally, for a total of $81.4 million.
For me it is easy to understand why Fast Five is doing this well. I loved watching the movie and had one of the best times going to a theater in a long time. For me, it was the best film of the franchise so far. Justin Lin is a great director that knows how to film action sequences. I am now very interested to see him helming the next Terminator film.
Did you see the Fast Five this weekend? What were your thoughts? Which Fast and Furious film do you like the most and why?
Read Venkman's review of the film HERE and check out all of our Fast Five coverage HERE.