Economy for full-dreams.

Admissions in the United States and Germany are dreaming of better, more powerful PS-time: The full-thriller "Fast & Furious" movie dominated the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. In contrast, even the 3D Monster Dreamworks and a German hero of the See.

 

Hamburg / Los Angeles - The bad news first: a bad start in German cinemas had no film in the American animation studio Dreamworks.
"Monsters vs.. Aliens" drew loud "Focus on Film" at the weekend just 165,000 viewers and did not even profited from the 3D bonus. Because only 47 cinemas nationwide offered the stereoscopic version, but at least its a better copy than the average had normal venues. Fifth place for the animated science-fiction spectacle, which at least from the House of blockbusters like "Shrek" and "Madagascar" comes from.

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Cast Diesel in "Fast & Furious": With full through the downtown

The mood of the audience seems to be another kind of escapism demand. Perhaps many yearn in times of crisis and Opel-GM-Pleite instinctively after an era, when driving a car meant to be full, non-environmentally conscious Herumzuckeln the Eco-Drive. "Fast & Furious - New Model. Genuine Parts", the fourth part of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, came as well to the right place. Especially as Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, then still largely unknown lead actor of the first part of 2001, again with the lot.

The cinema started in 597 films, including the original unoriginellen legally entitled "Fast & Furious - New Model. Original Parts" to bear, had, according to "Focus on Film" with some 650,000 visitors to the second-best start of a film in the series. Then as now it is in the "Fast & Furious" movies a little bit also about human destinies. In the foreground, however, illegal street racing-up boxes in the urban area. So exactly what ordinary drivers like to once again want to make. Even in the Gulf if necessary.

Low interest in "John Rabe"

To race is also the second-film, however, the car chases are not by car, but with the Sedgway Roller-challenged: "The department store Cop" landed on his second weekend with 210,000 spectators on second place, followed by
"Slumdog Millionaire" with 160,000 visitors. Fourth place went to Mario Barths "men" who in his third weekend attracted 155,000 moviegoers.

Loser of the weekend is seven times for the German Film Award-nominated
Historical film "John Rabe" in 126 cinemas only 22,000 spectators wanted the lavish drama with Ulrich Tukur see. The sunny spring weather did not so much on the ticket, as you may have feared. Overall, nearly two million visitors.

And if we are approaching the summer: Even in the United States started "Fast & Furious" from the pole position: 72.5 million U.S. dollars put the car show at cinemas in 3461 - and set a new April-record. The previous April-clearing was "The Wutprobe" ( "Anger Management") of 2003 with 42 million U.S. dollars start sales.

"Monsters vs.. Aliens" is running in his country and played better on the second weekend again remarkable 33.5 million U.S. dollars one. After only ten days, the 3-D adventure, the 100-million-dollar barrier. On third place of the box-office charts landed the horror film "The Haunting in Connecticut" with 9.5 million U.S. dollars turnover on the second weekend. The mystery-thriller from the ex-leader "Knowing" came to its third weekend with 8.1 million U.S. dollars in the fourth place. "Witness wanted!" decide the top five with 7.8 million U.S. dollars.

The relaunch "Adventure Land" made it with about 6 million U.S. dollars turnover in 1862 cinemas only to sixth place. Nevertheless, the summer movie this year has already started early. According to "Focus on Film" continued the Top Ten of the U.S. charts this weekend total to 149.4 million U.S. dollars, 96 percent more saturated than in the comparable period 2008.