The Fast & Furious franchise is entering its 5th installment! Collecting $512 million at the international box office since its release, Fast & Furious X allows the Vin Diesel saga to cross the $7 billion mark worldwide! Consisting of 11 films (including the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw), Fast & Furious becomes the fifth highest-grossing franchise of all time. The first place is occupied by the MCU, which with 32 films, to date, has grossed more than $28 billion at the international box office.
American siteDeadline explains that Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise has reached this milestone with only 11 films tied to Warner Bros.’s Harry Potter saga. These are the franchises with the fewest films to cross the $7 billion mark among the five biggest franchises (MCU – Star Wars – James Bond – Harry Potter).
Of this $7 billion, international markets brought in $5.083 billion and $1.946 billion in North America over the past 22 years.
Started by Rob Cohen in 2001, the Toretto family stories have steadily increased in both budget and profitability, especially from 2009 until the Covid-19 pandemic. The top-grossing film is Fast & Furious 7, the latest opus starring Paul Walker, which grossed $1.5 billion internationally.
Currently in theaters, Louis Leterrier’s Fast X is the most expensive film in the saga, with a budget of $340 million. In the feature film, Dom (Vin Diesel) and his family will have to face off against Dante Reyes, played by Jason Momoa. The latter is none other than the son of Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida), a mobster whose score Dom and Brian have settled.Paul Walker) in Fast Five. But he had a son. 12 years after his father’s death, Dante returns for revenge, determined to take from Dom what he holds most dear: his family.
follows Fast & Furious X It’s due to hit our theaters in 2025, and Vin Diesel has already announced that several spin-offs are set to see the light of day.
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