“Fast X,” the tenth instalment in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, is looking to beat expectations on both the domestic and international fronts in its debut at the box office this weekend.
Earlier in the week, the film was tracking for a $58 million North American debut and a further $235 million overseas.
Those numbers have now been blown out of the water, with the film estimates now coming in at $67.3 million domestically and around $252 million overseas for a worldwide debut weekend of $320 million. That’s the second biggest opening of the year behind only ‘Mario’, and the third best of the franchise.
The street racing movie earned $28 million in the U.S. on Friday alone and should easily push Disney and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” to second place with $32.9 million in its third weekend of release.
“Fast X” reportedly cost Universal a whopping $340 million to produce and another $100 million to promote so it needs to basically hit on or close to the $1 billion mark to turn a profit. Its B+ CinemaScore, the same as “F9,” doesn’t bode that well for its longevity.
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will come in third with a further $9.7 million to its total, only a small drop from last week despite the film having been made widely available on PVOD platforms this past Tuesday.
“Book Club: The Next Chapter” and “Evil Dead Rise” should close out the top five with $3 million and $2.35 million, respectively.
Source: THR
