REPORT
‘Furious 7’Becomes 3rd Film to
Top $1 Billion at International
Box Office
“F
urious 7″ continues to race past box office records.
The hugely popular sequel crossed the $1 billion
mark at the international box office, becoming only the
third film to pull off that track. It’s in some pretty rarefied
company in that regard, joining “Avatar” and “Titanic.”
With a global haul of $1.3 billion, “Furious 7″ is now the
fifth highest-grossing film in history.“Furious 7,” which is
the last film in the series to feature actor Paul Walker, is
also the highest-grossing film in China. Its $323 million
gross in the People’s Republic exceeds “Transformers:
Age of Extinction’s” record-breaking $319 million bounty.
Domestically, “Furious 7″ became the first film since “The
Hunger Games” in 2012 to top box office charts for four
weeks in a row, picking up a leading $18.3 million and
driving its Stateside total to $320 million.The 2013 death
of Walker in a car crash forced Universal to suspend
production, but the studio was able to complete work
on the film by using a combination of digital trickery and
stunt doubles. Last week at CinemaCon, Walker’s costar Vin Diesel said an eighth film in the series will debut
on April 14, 2017.The actor paid tribute to Walker and
thanked exhibitors for supporting the franchise.“You’ve
been so loyal all along,” Diesel told the crowd of theater
owners. “You helped us create history here.”
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