¡’Fast Five’ is #1 in the box office!

The action film ‘Fast Five‘ sped to the top of the box office this weekend, grossing $83.6 million in North America and raising movie studios’ hopes for a profitable summer after a lackluster spring.

The Fast and Furious saga just beat its own record in the United States. ‘Fast Five’ takes no less than $83.6 billion in its U.S. debut in theaters. The biggest success so far this year for any production in its first week.

“Fast Five“ also set a record as the best debut ever for a month in April, surpassing its predecessor “Fast and Furious 4“, which debuted with $71 million at the box office two years ago.

In second place is the second highest grossing film of 2011 “Rio“ with $39.2 million. “Rio“ slipped to No. 2 this weekend, with $14.4 million.

In third place was the comedy “Tyler Perry‘s Madea‘s Big Happy Family“, with $10.1 million.

Here are the 10 highest grossing films of this past weekend.

1. “Fast Five“, 83.6 million.

2. “Rio“, 14.4 million.

3. “Tyler Perry‘s Madea‘s Big Happy Family“, 10.1 million.

4. “Water for Elephants“, 9.1 million.

5. “Prom“, 5 million.

6. “Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil“, 4.1 million.

7. “Soul Surfer, “ 3.3 million.

8. “Insidious“, 2.7 million.

9. “Hop“, 2.6 million.

10. “Source Code“, 2.5 million.