'Fate of the Furious' may become biggest worldwide debut of all time

April 17, 2017 at 12:33AM
VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015ís "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
Vin Diesel is back as Dom in “The Fate of the Furious.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The eighth installment in the "Fast and the Furious" is on the path to becoming the biggest worldwide debut of all time, besting both "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Jurassic World."

Universal Pictures on Sunday estimated that "The Fate of the Furious" would earn a record $532.5 million worldwide over the holiday weekend, thanks to a particularly robust showing in 63 territories, including China.

If the figures hold, it will just inch past the previous record holder, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which launched to $529 million in December 2015 — without China.

The "Furious" film easily broke the record for biggest international weekend ever, with $432.3 million. The previous record holder was "Jurassic World" with $316.7 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday:

1. "The Fate of the Furious," $100.2 million.

2. "The Boss Baby," $15.5 million.

3. "Beauty and the Beast," $13.6 million.

4. "Smurfs: The Lost Village," $6.5 million.

5. "Going in Style," $6.4 million.

6. "Gifted," $3 million.

7. "Get Out," $2.9 million.

8. "Power Rangers," $2.9 million.

9. "The Case for Christ," $2.7 million.

10. "Kong: Skull Island," $2.7 million.

Associated Press

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