If the “F9: The Fast Saga” reviews yesterday seemed early – there’s an obvious reason.
Though not hitting the U.S. and several major western markets until June 25th, the franchise action sequel is opening in several major global markets in the next few days including Korea, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Russia and China.
As a result, the movie is expected to bring in at least $150-180 million at the international box office according to Industry analysts. That number could go even higher, but initial grosses in foreign markets will be hard to track as different parts of the globe recover from COVID-19 at different paces.
Still, moviegoing has nearly returned to full strength in many key markets, particularly China and Japan, but Hollywood movies have seen mixed results internationally. “Godzilla vs. Kong” had the best debut so far with $121 million from 38 foreign countries, with “F9” expected to surpass that despite a smaller initial footprint.
The film, which has received mixed reviews so far, hits Australia June 17th, Latin America on June 25th and the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Germany in July. “F9” reportedly cost $200 million to produce and requires outsize global ticket sales to get into profit.
Source: Variety
