"April 3-5, 2009 Movie Box Office"
"The Fast & The Furious 4"
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Eight years after the original, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez are back to pick up a hefty paycheck - and speed away at the movie box office, in the fourth in the "Fast And Furious" movie franchise.
While Wild About Movies predicted over $60 million for "Fast & Furious," its first three days in movie theaters, we were well below what the film will make with our prediction.
Its first weekend in movie theaters, "Fast & Furious" grabbed $73 million.
The film opened in more than 3400 cinemas, nationwide - and will undoubtedly attract every boy between the ages of 11 and 22 - and many men who wish they were still in that age range.
Not only did "Fast & Furious" post the best day for the Universal franchise since its 2001 launch, but the best opening day overall prior to summer (until this year, the first weekend in May) and for the month of April. Warner Bros.' "300" previously owned the opening day title prior to May with $28.1 million while Sony's "Anger Management" notched an April opening day high with $15.4 million.
"Fast & Furious" also scored opening day career highs for Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.
Also new in movie theaters, the raunch/com "Adventureland," a great raunch comedy. However, it pretty much bombed at the movie box office, with $6 million.
It seems that the three week old Paramount Picture "I Love You, Man," is the season's most popular R-rated comedy. Its third weekend in movie theaters "I Love You, Man" grabbed nearly $8 million at the movie box office.
New in limited release this weekend, in movie theaters - a plethora of films including:
"Alien Trespass," starring Eric McCormack; "The Escapist," from IFC films; "Gigantic," starring Paul Dano; the Sony Classics movies "Sugar" and "Paris 36" as well as the movie "The Song Of Sparrows" from Regent Releasing. The documentary yoga film "Enlighten Up" and "Bart Got A Room." And "Tulpan" and the movie "Lifelines."
Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office April 3-5, 2009
1 Fast and Furious 4 - 3,461 Theaters - $20,950 Per Screen - NEW $73,000,000
2 Monsters Vs. Aliens - $33,510,000 - 4,109 Theaters - $8,155 Per Screen - Gross $105,700,000
3 The Haunting in Connecticut - $9,550,000 - 2,732 Theaters - $3,496 Per Screen - Gross $37,240,000
4 Knowing - $8,130,000 - 3,323 Theaters - $2,447 Per Screen - Gross $58,204,000
5 I Love You, Man - $7,850,000 - 2,829 Theaters - $2,775 Per Screen - Gross $49,287,000
6 Adventureland - 1,862 Theates - $3,228 Per Screen - NEW $6,010,000
7 Duplicity - $4,300,000 - 2,522 Theaters - $1,705 Per Screen - Gross $32,376,000
8 Race to Witch Mountain - $3,351,000 - 2,825 Theaters - $1,186 Per Screen - Gross $58,388,000
9 12 Rounds - $2,300,000 - 2,331 Theaters - $987 Per Screen - Gross $9,022,000
10 Sunshine Cleaning - $1,879,000 - 479 Theaters - $3,923 Per Screen - Gros $4,775,000
11 Taken - $1,580,000 - 1,355 Theaters - $1,166 Per Screen - Gross $139,452,000
12 The Last House on the Left - $1,312,000 - 1,305 Theaters - $1,005 Per Screen - Gross $30,726,000
13 Watchmen - $1,085,000 - 1,103 Theaters - 984 Per Screen - Gross $105,357,000
14 Slumdog Millionaire - $510,000 - 498 Theaters - $1,024 Per Screen - Gross $140,255,000
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