'Fast & Furious 6' beats 'Great Gatsby' at UK box office

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Fast & Furious 6 has topped the box office on its first weekend on release.



Vin Diesel's blockbuster sequel earned more than £8.7 million to race past The Great Gatsby and secure top spot at UK cinemas.

Fast 6's three-day opening haul is a record for studio Universal (beating Les Misérables) and the largest ever debut for a Fast & Furious film in the UK. The movie will open in US cinemas this Friday (May 24).

Diesel revealed plans for Fast & Furious 7 last week, saying that the sequel will take place in LA, Tokyo and the Middle East.

The Great Gatsby also opened impressively in the UK with ticket sales of more than £4 million, while Star Trek Into Darkness - last week's chart-topper - fell to third spot with £3.6 million.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Fast & Furious 6 - £8,717,534
2. (-) The Great Gatsby - £4,095,325
3. (1) Star Trek Into Darkness - £3,678,228
4. (2) Iron Man 3 - £1,400,462
5. (4) All Stars - £196,579
6. (7) Mud - £129,149
7. (5) The Croods - £120,007
8. (3) 21 & Over - £108,920
9. (6) Olympus Has Fallen - £65,180
10. (8) I'm So Excited - £45,728

Source: Rentrak