No matter how many times they were revised, the lofty projections for “Fast Five” could not keep up with its dominant box office performance.
The latest “The Fast & The Furious” sequel garnered an estimated $83.6 million in box office receipts to crush the weekend box office. “Rio,” the next-closest competitor, was good for only $14.4 million. It did, however, top the $100 million mark this weekend.
“Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family” landed at third with $10.1 million, ahead of $9.1 million for “Water for Elephants.”
New release “Prom” absolutely bombed in fifth place, posting only $5 million in receipts. Fellow new release “Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil” landed at an even-weaker sixth-place with $4.1 million.
Weekend Top Ten:
1) Fast Five – $83.6M
2) Rio – $14.4M ($103.6M)
3) Madea’s Big Happy Family – $10.1M ($41.1M)
4) Water for Elephants – $9.1M ($32.3M)
5) Prom – $5M
6) Hoodwinked Too! – $4.1M
7) Soul Surfer – $3.3M ($33.8M)
8) Insidious – $2.7M ($48.3M)
9) Hop – $2.6M ($105.3M)
10) Source Code – $2.5M ($48.9M)
