![]() ![]() And regardless of what transpires as the race to the top plays out, for now it can enjoy owning a few box office records right off the starting line, certain that it'll surely add a few more records in the coming weeks and months.īox office figures and tallies based on data via Box Office Mojo, Rentrak, and TheNumbers.įollow me on Twitter, on Google+, and on Quora. ![]() Now, however, it's already apparent there's no sliver medal in Beauty and the Beast's future after all, and the only question is whether any of the other contenders has any realistic shot at taking the spot away from Fate of the Furious.įor now, though, Fate of the Furious looks to have a nice long ride ahead of it, sitting proudly atop the year's box office list come the start of summer and spending the following few months facing off against various challengers. So the question is, who will finish in second place? I'd previously suspected Beauty and the Beast would wind up the year's third-highest earner, and certainly among the top-five of the year, with a strong shot at surprising and stealing second place. Poster for "Fate of the Furious" Source: Universal All signs point to Fate of the Furious passing 2017's other box office behemoth, Beauty and the Beast (which stands at $1+ billion today and will pass $1.1+ billion by the end of its run), in about two or three weeks to claim the top spot on the yearly box office list of earners. ![]() Two years down the road now, they are once again helping the latest entry in the series - F8 - dominate the box office on its way to another easy $1+ billion run. The same demographics and markets that propelled Furious 7 to such heights are the fastest growing in terms of cinematic audiences. Translation: white domestic viewers accounted for only about 5% of Furious 7's revenue, and if the film hadn't sold one single ticket to any white North Americans, it still would've topped $1.42 billion and would still be the sixth-highest grossing movie in history. What made that performance especially noteworthy was the $1.1 billion international box office, and the fact 75% of the film's domestic ticket sales were to people of color. That destiny came to pass with Furious 7 and it's incredible $1.5 billion worldwide cume. ![]()
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