"Fast & Furious 4" accelerates on top of weekend box office with $72.5 million.

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The reunion and the 4th installment of "Fast & Furious" accelerates and zoom its way to the top of weekend box office with $72.5 million.

It surpassed the expected $45 million opening and it is the best opening of 2009 overtaking the record of last week’s opening of the animated film “Monsters vs. Aliens’” with $59 million.

The reunion of the 2001 original cast Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster.

With this success, get ready for "Fast & Furious 5".

1. Fast and Furious - $72,508,000
*$72,508,000
2. Monsters Vs. Aliens - $33,510,000
*$105,700,000
3. The Haunting in Connecticut - $9,550,000
*$37,240,000
4. Knowing - $8,130,000
*$58,204,000
5. I Love You, Man - $7,850,000
*$49,287,000

* indicates total box office take since opening.
Full list of Box Office Totals after the jump.

Full list of Box Office Totals

Posted in: Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Movie, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel