The much awaited Furious 7 raced to the top of the
domestic box office, picking up a massive $143.6m in its opening weekend.
That establishes a new high-water mark for the month of
April, blowing past the $95m debut of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as
well as marks the highest grossing kick-off for any film in the Fast and
Furious franchise. It also ranks ninth among the top ten openings in history.
Audiences flocked to see star Paul Walker in one of his
final roles. The actor died in a 2013 car crash at the age of 40 and his work
on the film was completed by using digital technology and a series of
stand-ins.
Universal Pictures spared no expense in bringing the
latest chapter in the fast cars and gravity-defying-stunts series to the big
screen, shelling out $190m on the production.
It released in 4 003 North
American theatres, earning $14m on 365 Imax screens and $11.5m from premium
large format screens. Going into the weekend, most analysts estimated that the
film would open in the $115m range.
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