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release.ĭomestically, the weekend’s other new wide releases tanked. “Thor” already has opened in many international markets, pulling in $93 million overseas ahead of its U.S. “Fast Five” added $81.4 million overseas to bring its worldwide total to $165 million. And we’re on the cusp of the biggest movie-going season of the year.” “We get so gloom-and-doom, and appropriately so, but look how quickly we’re turning this around. “What a difference three weeks can make,” said analyst Paul Dergarabedian. Revenues for 2011 were running 20.5 percent behind last year’s just three weeks ago, but the rebound since then has left Hollywood’s business down just 14.2 percent compared with 2010. It was the third-straight weekend that receipts climbed, lifting Hollywood out of a prolonged downturn that began last fall. 1 with $32.9 million, according to box-office tracker. Overall revenues totaled $155 million, up a whopping 52 percent from the same weekend last year, when “A Nightmare on Elm Street” was No.

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The movie gave Hollywood a huge head-start on the summer season, which begins with next weekend’s debut of the Paramount Pictures superhero saga “Thor.” You’re going to love this, and it’s going to open up a whole new world.'”

… And the marketing that said, ‘This is not the same. How this was made, that it’s not just a car-racing movie, but making it into an action-heist movie. “This was all about the right decisions we made, from the concept to the task. “Summer began April 29,” said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal. The action expands beyond the franchise’s traditional racing scene into a broad crime romp.

The movie reteams stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker as outlaw driving aces and adds Dwayne Johnson as a federal agent on their tail. “Fast Five” set a record for best April debut ever, speeding past the $71 million haul of its predecessor, “Fast & Furious,” two years ago. 1 movie the two previous weekends, “Rio” raised its total to $103.6 million. Its take was more than double the previous best of $39.2 million for “Rio,” the 20th Century Fox animated hit that slipped to No. Universal Pictures’ fifth movie in “The Fast and the Furious” franchise was by far this year’s biggest opening. 1 spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. LOS ANGELES - “Fast Five” has left the competition in the dust with an $83.6 million debut to grab the No.

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