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'Tokyo Drift' overtakes 'Cars' in Australia
Published Wednesday, Jun 21 2006, 09:29 BST | By Daniel Saney
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift entered the Australian box office chart at the top last weekend, with takings of AUS$3.09m.
The more family-oriented vehicular film Cars fell to second place, with The Break-Up and The Da Vinci Code each slipping one place to third and fourth.
Newcomer Stick It, the sports drama starring Jeff Bridges, rounded out the top five.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - AUS$3.09m
2. (1) Cars - AUS$2.37m
3. (2) The Break-Up - AUS$1.62m
4. (3) The Da Vinci Code - AUS$0.97m
5. (-) Stick It - AUS$0.91m
6. (-) Over the Hedge - AUS$0.77m
7. (4) X-Men: The Last Stand - AUS$0.69m
8. (7) Take the Lead - AUS$42m
9. (6) Poseidon - AUS$0.39m
10. (5) The Omen - AUS$0.32m
The more family-oriented vehicular film Cars fell to second place, with The Break-Up and The Da Vinci Code each slipping one place to third and fourth.
Newcomer Stick It, the sports drama starring Jeff Bridges, rounded out the top five.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - AUS$3.09m
2. (1) Cars - AUS$2.37m
3. (2) The Break-Up - AUS$1.62m
4. (3) The Da Vinci Code - AUS$0.97m
5. (-) Stick It - AUS$0.91m
6. (-) Over the Hedge - AUS$0.77m
7. (4) X-Men: The Last Stand - AUS$0.69m
8. (7) Take the Lead - AUS$42m
9. (6) Poseidon - AUS$0.39m
10. (5) The Omen - AUS$0.32m
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