The eight film of the popular Fast and the Furious franchise has just witnessed the biggest box office opening ever. The Fate of the Furious has so far collected a record $US532.5 million ($701.5 million) at the box office. The film has managed to beat films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World with its box office collections.
The eight film of the popular Fast and the Furious franchise has just witnessed the biggest box office opening ever. The Fate of the Furious has so far collected a record $US532.5 million ($701.5 million) at the box office. The film has managed to beat films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World with its box office collections.
“There is no market that hasn’t had a strong reception,” said Duncan Clark, Universal’s president of international distribution. “Whatever culture, whatever language, whatever country, we seem to have found a home.”
According to CNN, Fate also broke box office records for bringing in the biggest international opening in movie history. The film made $433.2 million overseas, surpassing the record $316.7 million that Jurassic World made abroad in its first weekend in 2015. Domestically, Fate made $98.8 million over the weekend.
“This is an astonishing feat for a decade and a half old franchise that launched as a marginalized car culture movie with no stars and no imaginings of a long-term franchise future,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore (SCOR).
Universal has also announced a ninth and tenth installment for 2019 and 2021.
