‘Fast X’ speeds to No. 1; knocks ‘Guardians 3’ to 2nd

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by Samuel Pordengerg May 22, 2023 News
‘Fast X’ speeds to No. 1; knocks ‘Guardians 3’ to 2nd

The 10th movie in the "Fast and Furious" franchise was released this weekend and knocked "Guardians of the GALAXY Vol.2" off its perch. 3” out of the top spot at the box office. According to estimates from Universal Pictures on Sunday, the movie "Fast X" made $65 million in ticket sales.

It is on the lower end of openings for the series, which peaked with "Furious 7's" $142.2 million launch, the only movie in the series to surpass $100 million out of the gate. The domestic debut of "Fast X" is above the others. The movie opened to 70 million dollars.

This series has made the majority of its money internationally, usually over 70%. It is on a drive. The film played in over 24,000 theaters around the world and earned an estimated $251.4 million. China was the top market with $78.6 million. It adds up to $319 million, making it the third biggest of the franchise.

Jim Orr is Universal's head of domestic distribution. Across the world, the themes are relevant.

It was directed by Louis Leterrier, who took over from Justin Lin during production, and brings back the familiar crew, like Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, and others. Also in the cast are Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren.

The movie cost $340 million to make and not include marketing.

The beginning of the end for the $6 billion franchise was the subject of mixed reviews. Mark Kennedy wrote in his review that it has become almost camp, as if it breathed in too much of its own fumes, and that it is also hilarious.

58 percent of the audiences were between the ages of 18 and 34. The film was given a CinemaScore.

The third weekend of Disney and Marvel's "Guardians of the GALAXY Vol. 2" It made an estimated $32 million in North America. It has made $266 million domestically and $659.1 million internationally.

The third place film, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," is currently available to rent on video on demand. It earned an additional $9.8 million in North America.

" Book Club: The Next Chapter" added $3 million in its second weekend to take fourth place.

Universal's success stories include "Mario" and "Fast X", as well as "Cocaine Bear" and "M3GAN" Christopher Nolan's movie will be released on July 21.

The senior media analyst for Comscore said that Universal is on a roll by having an incredible slate of films. There is a release strategy that is picture perfect so far.

It doesn't have an open runway. Next weekend there will be a lot of competition in Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid", as well as a number of crowd-pleasers hoping to catch a Memorial Day weekend audience, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "You Hurt My Feelings" and the broad comedy "

Comscore estimates ticket sales at US and Canadian theaters. The final figures will be released on Monday.

This is the first thing. The movie is called "Fast X." It's worth $675 million.

There are two 2” $33 million.

There are three. A movie about the Super Mario Bros.

There are four. $3 million was spent on the book club.

There are five. The movie, "Evil Dead Rise," had a price tag of over $2 million.

There are six. The movie was worth more than one million dollars.

There are seven. Do you know if you are there God? It's me, Margaret.

There are eight. $825,000 for "hyotic"

There are nine. The opera was called "Don Giovanni."

There are ten. The price is $525,000.

That's right.

The film writer is Lindsey Asher.