That total beats the global record held by Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, which made $529 million worldwide its opening weekend in 2015. The 2015 release, which also opened in April, picked up $147.2 million in its first three days. And while the Star Wars movie brought in more than double what The Fate did domestically in its first weekend, it’s overseas opening was more in line with its sales at home.
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Michelle Rodriguez, of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, is an enthusiastic traveler in the successful film series and in real life.
The Fate of the Furious had IMAX’s biggest April worldwide opening ever ($31.1 million) and is now the fourth-biggest worldwide IMAX opening of all time. Note: the numbers below will be updated as they become final. He emphasizes that the most important thing should be the film and that he is happy that they are in NY for the fans, WrestleZone reported.
The Fate of the Furious aka Fast and Furious 8 is doing an impressive box office business.
Fast and Furious 8 collected $45.6 million in North America on opening day, reported a Forbes report. More so, never underestimate the power of the Fast and Furious franchise.
For all its strong showing, the manic muscle-car-filled film earned almost a third less in its first North American weekend than the previous Fast and Furious chapter, which drew US$147.2 million. And the momentum continued into the weekend, as local word of mouth held up and the film took $66.5 million on Saturday and $55.5 million on Sunday.
But it’s hard for Universal executives to get too caught up about that, especially in the current era of the business where worldwide box office is arguably more important for studios than USA coin. The actor died in a auto accident while shooting for Furious 7. Universal didn’t provide a budget, but sources peg the cost at $250 million, making it the most expensive chapter in the series.
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Charlize Theron, left, and Vin Diesel in “The Fate of the Furious”.
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Think about that for a moment: that’s half a billion U.S. dollars, in a couple of days, for a film whose character names and narratives could hardly be counted alongside the likes of Darth Vader, Hogwarts, Krypton or Gotham City.
