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The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Thor’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Fast Five’. ‘Red State’ completes the top three.

There were major glitches with Rentrak reporting numbers last night. But now Marvel/Disney's Thor distributed by Paramount is looking like $25.5 million for its Friday opening and $65+M for the weekend.

"Fast Five" has left the competition in the dust with an $83.6 million debut to grab the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office. Studio estimates released Sunday show Universal Pictures' fifth movie in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise was by far this year's biggest opening. Its debut was more than double the previous best of $39.2 million for "Rio."

A HUGE midnight Thursday and all-day Friday turnout puts “Fast Five” on track to better the last “Fast/Furious” picture’s opening weekend box office take. The last film did $71 million, and deadline.com tracks this one at $80 million. That puts Justin Lin, the director of the recent films in the franchise, in a position to do ...

This week at the movies, we've got speedy autos (Fast Five, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker), a night to remember (Prom, starring Aimee Teegarden and Thomas McDonell), and a fractured fairy tale (Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil, with voice work from Hayden Panettiere and Patrick Warburton). What do the critics have to say? Action sequels are always mercenary cash-grabs, and by the time a fifth installment hits theaters, any pretension to quality has pretty much evaporated. Right?

The casting for the next "Fast and the Furious" film, "Fast Five," is coming together: Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, and Tyrese Gibson have been confirmed for the latest sequel in the series.