12 Facts About Fast Five

1.

Fast Five is a 2011 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan.

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Fast Five is considered the transitional film in the series, featuring only one car race and giving more attention to action set pieces such as brawls, gun fights, and the central heist.

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3.

Fast Five premiered at the Cinepolis Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro on April 15,2011, and was theatrically released worldwide on April 29.

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4.

Fast Five grossed $626 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2011, the then-highest-grossing film in the franchise, and set records related to Universal's highest-grossing opening weekend in several international markets.

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5.

Fast Five'steam needed to alter the buildings and strew debris to make the area look disheveled and appear as a Rio favela.

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6.

Fast Five was originally planned to be released on June 10,2011, before being pushed forward to April 29.

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7.

The event, renamed as the "Fast Five 225", took place on September 16,2011, with Gibson and Brewster as Grand Marshals; Gibson sang the American national anthem for the event and Brewster acted as honorary starter.

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8.

Fast Five opened in the United States on April 29,2011, in 3,644 theaters, It took $3.

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9.

Tyler's score for Fast Five earned him an award at the 2011 BMI Film Music Awards.

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10.

The marketing components of Fast Five were nominated for three Golden Trailer Awards, winning one for Best Summer Blockbuster 2011 TV Spot.

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11.

Fast Five was listed as the number 1 most illegally downloaded film of 2011 on BitTorrent with approximately 9.

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12.

Sixth film in The Fast and The Furious series was planned in February 2010 as development on Fast Five began, and in April 2011, it was confirmed that Morgan had begun work on a script for the potential sixth film.

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