Furious 7 revs to top of Aussie box office

Fast and Furious 7 has raced to the top of the Australian box office, posting the fifth-best opening weekend ever.

The latest instalment of the popular action franchise raked in a whopping $14.6 million in cinemas over the weekend, which was unsurprising given its global success.

Starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, Fast and Furious 7 made $187.9 million during its opening weekend in the US.

Cinderella fell to second spot at the Australian box office, managing $3.2 million, which was around $1 million less than last weekend's takings, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.

Animation Home climbed one place to third ($1.9 million), while SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out Of Water jumped from eighth to fourth ($1.3 million).

TOP 10 FILMS FOR THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 2-5:

1. Fast and Furious 7 (Universal) - $14.6 million

2. Cinderella (Disney) - $3.2 million

3. Home (Fox) - $1.9 million

4. SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out Of Water (Paramount) - $1.3 million

5. Insurgent (Entertainment One) - $1.2 million

6. Get Hard (Warner Bros) - $1.0 million

7. The Duff (Roadshow) - $831,175

8. Shaun The Sheep (Studiocanal) - $800,293

9. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox) - $402,929

10. Focus (Warner Bros) - $222,629

(Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia)