Overall, Universal’s
The Fate of the Furious stayed atop the chart in its third weekend with $19.4 million from 4,077 theaters for a domestic total of $192.7 million. Globally, the eighth outing in the action series gunned past the $1 billion after clearing a massive $867.6 million offshore,
including a record-breaking $361 million in China.
Fate of the Furious is in rarefied air, becoming the fourth title in the history of the 105-year-old Universal to achieve the milestone after
Jurassic World($1.67 billion),
Furious 7($1.52 billion) and Illumination’s
Minions ($1.16 billion).
Through Sunday, the eighth outing in the
Fast and Furious series has earned $192.7 million domestically and a massive $867.6 million overseas, where it has shattered numerous records (international grosses account for a whopping 82 percent of the bottom line). China leads with $361 million, the top showing of all time for an imported film (
Furious 7 was the previous record-holder.)
So far,
Fate of the Furiousis the 30th film to earn $1 billion or more globally, and the second movie of 2016 to achieve the milestone after Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast, which has grossed north of $1.1 billion to date.
Fate of the Furious is also the highest-grossing film directed by an African-American director.