Movies
'Fast & Furious' storms to Aus top spot
Published Wednesday, Apr 22 2009, 15:42 BST | By Simon Reynolds
The car-centric action film, which reunites Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, debuts with an impressive $7.9 million to take the box office lead.
Monsters Vs. Aliens maintains its place at number two, while 17 Again, Race To Witch Mountain and The Boat That Rocked complete the top five.
Elsewhere, Paul Blart: Mall Cop climbs a place to number nine, while Inkheart re-enters the chart, landing at ten.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (-) Fast & Furious - $7,996,484
2. (2) Monsters Vs. Aliens - $3,251,743
3. (1) 17 Again - $2,387,505
4. (4) Race To Witch Mountain - $1,323,919
5. (3) The Boat That Rocked - $1,028,421
6. (2) Knowing - $498,494
7. (6) Dragonball Evolution - $457,123
8. (7) The Pink Panther 2 - $396,872
9. (10) Paul Blart: Mall Cop - $245,496
10. (12) Inkheart - $223,214
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