Over the past three weekends, Fast & Furious 8 – also known as The Fate of the Furious in North America alone – grossed 19.4 million USD domestically, thereby bringing its total domestic record to 192.7 million.
Along with 867.6 million USD from international markets, the eighth part of the Fast & Furious series officially became the second work to exceed 1 billion USD in revenue this year after Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
After 16 days of screening, Fast & Furious 8 officially reached the revenue milestone of 1 billion USD.
Two years ago, Fast & Furious 7 earned up to 353 million USD in North America.
In China alone, on April 30, Fast & Furious 8 officially became the best-selling imported film of all time, surpassing the record held by the seventh part for the past two years with a score of 2.44.
Returning to North America, STX and EuroCorp’s social network-themed fantasy work The Circle caused great disappointment.
Producers actually don’t need to worry too much because The Circle’s budget is only $18 million.
In Vietnam, The Circle is scheduled to premiere on May 5 under the title Virtual Roundabout.
Ranked second after Fast & Furious 8 is a `rookie` work aimed at a Latin audience called How to be a Latin Lover with 12 million USD.
The Indian historical blockbuster Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is a name that caused a big surprise when it brought distributor Great India Film up to 10.1 million USD even though it was only present in 425 North American theaters (ie, an average revenue of 23,855
The remaining name in the top 5 North American box office last weekend is the familiar animated film The Boss Baby.
With an additional 6.4 million USD domestically and 17.2 million USD from international markets, the blockbuster Beauty and the Beast raised its total revenue to 1.142 billion USD.
Entering the week of May 5, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Top 10 most popular movies in North America from April 28 to 30
(in brackets are last week’s rankings)
1. (1) Fast & Furious 8 – 19.3 million USD
2. (New) How to be a Latin Lover – 12 million USD
3. (New) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – 10.1 million USD
4. (New) The Circle – 9.3 million USD
5. (2) The Boss Baby – 9 million USD
6. (3) Beauty and the Beast – 6.4 million USD
7. (4) Going in Style – 3.5 million USD
8. (5) Smurfs: The Lost Village – 3.3 million USD
9. (8) Gifted – 3.3 million USD
10. (7) Unforgettable – 2.3 million USD