Furious 7 is the first entry in the series not to have “fast” in the title, which is ironic because it’s turning out to be the fastest of them all. The recent sequel has hit $1 billion at the box office after just 17 days in theaters, making it the quickest film ever to hit that mark — not to mention the only Universal film ever to do so in its original run.
The studio adds that Furious 7 is also the second-biggest worldwide debut of all time (after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2); the biggest opening day in China (beating out Transformers: Age of Extinction); and the best ever April or Easter weekend.
Before Furious 7, the fastest climb to $1 billion was 19 days, set by Avatar (2009) and tied by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and The Avengers (2012).
Currently, Furious 7 sits at #20 on the all-time worldwide box office chart, just under The Dark Knight. THR estimates the film could take up to $1.3 or $1.4 billion by the end of its run. That would put it on par with Frozen (#5 with $1.2 billion) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (#4 with $1.3 billion).
No doubt the extreme success is due to his death. They do deserve it though. The movies did so much for our sport, brought some of us together, and for us younger members it helped get us into the car scene.
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