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WTF? Fast & Furious in box office shocker

post #1 of 60
4/6/09 at 11:39am
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I thought this would go straight to DVD.

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In the first truly shocking box office result of the year, "Fast & Furious" sped away from expectations to gross a humongous $72.5 million, according to early estimates from Media by Numbers.

That result is effectively double what most industry observers had predicted for the debut of the fourth feature in Vin Diesel's car franchise, and it left in the dust a number of notable records:

- 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).


http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movi...ef=mpstoryview
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post #2 of 60
4/6/09 at 11:56am
Each one has done well at the box office so I don't see why it would go straight to DVD. Besides, this is the first one to bring together the original cast.
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post #3 of 60
4/6/09 at 11:58am
this was guaranteed to be a hit, money wise
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post #4 of 60
4/6/09 at 11:58am
Box office results of the Fast and Furious films are a leading indicator of America's future.
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post #5 of 60
4/6/09 at 11:58am
That's Vin Fucking Diesel!
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post #6 of 60
4/6/09 at 11:59am
I hope it makes tons and tons of $$$!!! Some have already seen it twice!
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post #7 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:00pm
There was a second one????
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post #8 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:01pm
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Originally Posted by Fuuma View Post
There was a second one????
And a third!
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post #9 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:03pm
Were they like, box office successes?
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post #10 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
Box office results of the Fast and Furious films are a leading indicator of America's future.


BTW did you nail that borderline obese girl?
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post #11 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by Fuuma View Post
Were they like, box office successes?

You overestimate the intelligence of the American public.
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post #12 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by chrome_dout View Post

BTW did you nail that borderline obese girl?

I nailed her so hard I left stretch marks where she never had stretch marks before (not easy to do, believe me guyz).
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post #13 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:06pm
They should have called this The Fast & The Fourious. Stazy apparently enjoyed it.
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post #14 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:07pm
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You overestimate the intelligence of the American public.

Well I do like some escapism but this is straight retard-fare.
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post #15 of 60
4/6/09 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by Neo_Version 7 View Post
They should have called this The Fast & The Fourious.

Stazy apparently enjoyed it.

How cool would it have been if The Fast and the Furious was about Gandhi in a death match against Malcolm X!? I think it would be pretty crazy. When minority movement icons clash!!!
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