Fast Five Drives into the Record Books
After four months where no one movie grossed more than $40 million in a single weekend, the fifth installment of the "Fast and Furious" franchise, Fast Five (Universal), reuniting Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson and Chris Bridges with director Justin Lin, nearly doubled that amount in its opening weekend. After grossing an estimated $34.5 million on Friday, it ended up with roughly $83.6 million for its opening weekend, doing nearly 18% better its opening weekend than the last installment, 2009's Fast and Furious .
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