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Fast & Furious 7 hits $800 million at the global box office, sets franchise high

April 12, 2015 by Gary Collinson

After just two weekends on screens, Universal’s action sequel Fast & Furious 7 has hit a whopping $800.5 million around the globe, thanks in no small part to a stellar debut in China, where it opened today to $68.6 million, the biggest single day ever in that market.

Dometsically, Fast & Furious 7 pulled in $60.6 million over the weekend for a ten-day cume of $252.2 million, while an international haul of $548.3 million means the James Wan-directed film has now set a franchise high in just ten days, having surpassed the $788.7 million set by Fast & Furious 6.

SEE ALSO: Read our Fast & Furious 7 reviews here, here, here and here.

Fast & Furious 7 is directed by James Wan and stars Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, and Lucas Black alongside new additions Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Ronda Rousey, Tony Jaa, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Brotherton and Djimon Hounsou.

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Originally published April 12, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fast & furious, Fast & Furious 7

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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