Furious 7 Breaks Box Office Record
Furious 7 already had a lot going for it prior to its release, but now, the series has seriously gone into overdrive in regards to box off results. After an initial weekend with almost $150 million dollars domestically, $230 million overseas, and a strong second weekend, the movie has very quickly passed the $1 billion mark (via IGN) at the global box office. That’s right…one…BILLION…dollars!!! *Dr. Evil snicker* In fact, it only took seventeen days for the movie to cross the $1 billion dollar mark. By comparison, Avatar (the James Cameron movie) and Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 both crossed the $1 billion at around 19 days in the box office. And recall that Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time. So to beat that? Impressive. Now as I said, there are several factors that led to this. One being the momentum that the series has built up since its “rebirth” with the fourth installment: Fast & Furious. Both Fast Five and Fast and Furious 6 did