Weekend Estimates: Fast and Furious Indeed
April 5, 2009
This is a weekend to remember for Universal, thanks to a huge opening for Fast & Furious.
The fourth movie in the action series smashed all projections with a $72.5 million opening, according to the studio's Sunday estimate, making it the biggest weekend ever in April by the small matter of $30 million (Anger Management used to hold the record with a modest-looking $42.2 million -- see full list of April weekends).
It's also Universal's biggest non-holiday opening, and the biggest weekend of the year so far.
Friday's $30 million day is the biggest day in 2009, and also a record for April (see list).
Elsewhere, the chart had a more familiar look.
Adventureland opened with about $6 million, which was in line with expectations.
Monsters vs. Aliens fell a decent 43.5% to $33.5 million in its second weekend.
Sunshine Cleaning continued its steady expansion with a first weekend in the top 10.
Its $1.9 million from 479 theaters suggests it could manage another expansion before it is finished.
Filed under: Weekend Estimates, Monsters vs. Aliens, Fast & Furious, Sunshine Cleaning, Adventureland