The Fate of the Furious destroys Star Wars: The Force Awakens for biggest worldwide debut
The Fate of the Furious, the eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, is off to a record-breaking start. The film debuted this weekend worldwide, where it raked in $100.2 million domestically and $432.3 million internationally. Combined, that puts The Fate of the Furious at $532.5 million at the global box office, surpassing the previous record of $529 million set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
It owes that success largely to China, where it topped $190 million; the second highest international territory was Mexico with $17.8 million. Notably, The Force Awakens‘ debut in China was delayed past that initial opening weekend.
Its international success alone also puts it above another box office smash: Jurassic World…
