BY EMIL TIEDEMANN
Justin Lin's Fast & Furious (Universal) smashed several opening-day records with its Friday tally of $30.1 million, $2 million more than the previous record holder for a first-day opening prior to the summer, 2007's 300 (Warner).The fourth film in the popular street racing franchise also had the best first-day opening for the month of April, besting the $15.4 million that Anger Management (Sony-Revolution) pulled in on its opening day in 2003.
Playing at 3,461 theatres in Canada and the U.S., Fast & Furious even outdid its franchise predecessors, as well as any film featuring its two stars, Vin Diesel (XXX) and Paul Walker (2 Fast 2 Furious).
As for its 3-day weekend toll, F&F is predicted to earn more than $60 million, which is not enough to topple Passion of the Christ's $83.8 million bow, the highest weekend gross for any film released before the summer.
Friday (April 3) also saw decent numbers for DreamWorks' Monsters vs. Aliens ($8.9 million) and The Haunting in Connecticut ($3.6 million), though Miramax's Adventureland failed to trigger much box office action on its opening day ($2.1 million), despite premiering in 1,862 venues.
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