'Fast Five' Now No. 1 In UK Previews, Also Tops Korea And New Zealand

Sequels do especially well overseas, and Universal's street-car racing franchise is scoring. Thursday's�previews of Fast Five in the UK at�416 locations�grossed an estimated $2.1 million in the first day. The pic is No. 1 with 46% market share. It's Universal's biggest Thursday previews in history and in the Top 8 Thursday previews of all time -- bigger than previews for Iron Man and Iron Man 2 and The Bourne Ultimatum. Fast Five also opened in Korea today at 239 locations to become No. 1 with 35% market share -- twice as big as the franchise's fourquel Fast & Furious with total previews grossing $570K. It's also No. 1 in New Zealand with 40% market share and an opening-day gross of $260K at 55 locations. The total estimated grosses thus far including its No. 1 status in Australia are $7 million.

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/fast-five-now-no-1-in-uk-previews-also-tops-korea-and-new-zealand/

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