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F9 stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and John Cena. (Photo: Universal)
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F9 has the international box office sizzling. The latest installment in Universal s testosterone-fuelled franchise kicked off with a massive US$162.4 million in eight markets, including China, Korea and Hong Kong.
Those ticket sales easily mark the best start for a Hollywood blockbuster since COVID-19 hit.
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It s an encouraging start to summer movie season, particularly because revenues weren t far off from what a Fast movie would have generated at the box office in non-pandemic times.
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North America saw a quiet weekend at the box office as Spiral stayed on top for the second weekend with $4.5 million. While that might not be much to write about, it was a massive weekend for the Saw franchise as it reached the $1 billion mark globally. Its especially notable as its a franchise that has kept its production budgets incredibly small.
24 May 2021 / 09:39 H.
LOS ANGELES:
F9 has the international box office sizzling.
The latest installment in Universal s testosterone-fueled franchise kicked off with a massive $162.4 million in eight markets, including China, Korea and Hong Kong. Those ticket sales easily mark the best start for a Hollywood blockbuster since Covid-19 hit.
It s an encouraging start to summer movie season, particularly because revenues weren t far off from what a Fast movie would have generated at the box office in non-pandemic times. Moviegoers are eager to come back to theaters when the right movie is out there, Universal s president of international distribution Veronika Kwan Vandenberg said. It s a great movie for the China market, she adds. It has a strong fanbase.
Monday, 24 May 2021 07:26 AM MYT
F9 directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, John Cena is deploying a staggered rollout across the world as the globe recovers from the pandemic. Screen capture via YouTube/The Fast Sage
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LOS ANGELES, May 24
F9 has the international box office sizzling.
The latest instalment in Universal’s testosterone-fuelled franchise kicked off with a massive US$162.4 million (RM672.5 million) in eight markets, including China, Korea and Hong Kong. Those ticket sales easily mark the best start for a Hollywood blockbuster since Covid-19 hit.
Spiral Stays Atop Quiet Domestic Box Office, But Bigger Weekends Loom
Saw sequel/reboot
Spiral stayed atop the box office in its second weekend with a mediocre $4.55M three-day haul (-48%) to bring its domestic total to $15.8M. Per Deadline, that number was enough to put the
Saw franchise entire over $1 billion mark cumulatively after nine films.
A Quiet Place Part II, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, and Disney’s
101 Dalmatians prequel
Cruella, starring Emma Stone. The former is projected to rake in $40-50M over the four-day Memorial holiday based on advanced ticket sales, which, according to Fandango, are nearly double what they were pre-pandemic when the film was scheduled to release in March 2020. So far, the sequel has a strong 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, which bodes well for its longevity.