Fast and Furious 6 races to top spot in weekend box office

The sixth addition to the Fast and The Furious franchise has taken more than $11 million at the box office on its debut weekend, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.

Fast and Furious 6 was shown on 513 screens across Australia, bringing in an average of $21,614 per screen. The only film to top Fast and Furious 6’s opening weekend has been Disney’s Iron Man 3, which made more than $14 million on its debut weekend back in April.

Baz Luhrmann’s take on the F Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, continued its strong presence, making a further $4.5 million across 584 screens and averaging $7,817 per screen.