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Furious 7 crosses the $1 billion mark in just 17 days
Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:08 pm
The fastest film to reach that mark. Not even Avatar or The Avengers got to $1 billion that quickly.
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Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:09 pm to RollTide1987
That's pretty shocking
Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:29 pm to abellsujr
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That's pretty shocking
Is it though?
None of the movies in the series is worth of any major awards, but it's just so damn entertaining.
Not to mention, with P. Walker's death, I'd imagine it was even more highly anticipated.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:29 pm to RollTide1987
The end is nigh.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:32 pm to dcrews
Yes, very shocking. Well deserved, but shocking.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:34 pm to RollTide1987
I didn't contribute
Posted on 4/17/15 at 7:00 pm to RollTide1987
Everyone should know the reason why
It's tragic, but it's the reason
It's tragic, but it's the reason
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:03 pm to dcrews
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Is it though?
It's not shocking it made as much as it did. It's shocking that it happened in that amount of time
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:07 pm to RollTide1987
It completely sucks IRL that Paul Walker died but as far as money for the movie goes it was the best thing that could happen
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:08 pm to RollTide1987
Given what this franchise began as 15 years ago, it should have never made it to this level of success.
And it did.
Congratulations to them.
And it did.
Congratulations to them.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:39 pm to abellsujr
quote:
That's pretty shocking
China. It had the largest opening day in Chinese history - almost $70 million. I think the largest single day a movie had in US history was the last Harry Potter movie which had $85-$90 million.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:43 pm to GCTiger11
quote:Meatheads and foreigners?
Everyone should know the reason why
It's tragic, but it's the reason
Honestly, these movies aren't terrible, but I am a bit surprised that they've done so well.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:52 pm to blueboy
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Honestly, these movies aren't terrible, but I am a bit surprised that they've done so well.
This.
Kudos to them for making what accounts for the best "old school" action movie descendants out there.
Basically.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:16 pm to RollTide1987
Sure the movies aren't "good" per se, but who is going to see Fast and Furious movies expecting fricking Citizen Kane?
Furious 7 was very entertaining.
Furious 7 was very entertaining.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:20 pm to Tactical1
quote:Absolutely. I never would have guessed this could happen. Hats off to them for being successful in entertaining so many people. They seem to have the right recipe for success.
Congratulations to them.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:36 pm to dcrews
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Not to mention, with P. Walker's death, I'd imagine it was even more highly anticipated.
Paul Walker wasn't exactly A-list though. Outside of the Fast & Furious franchise, he played second fiddle in most of his films.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:44 pm to Ultron
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China. It had the largest opening day in Chinese history - almost $70 million. I think the largest single day a movie had in US history was the last Harry Potter movie which had $85-$90 million.
This is the true key. The makers of the Fast movies have figured out how to successfully market in damn near every single territory with great success. There is a reason the cast is so culturally diverse and it really helps them out around the world with marketing.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:55 pm to Dr RC
I have seen the first half hour of the first one or something like that and I lost interest.
But, keep making them. I'm glad people like them. Movies are supposed to entertain. These do it well, apparently. Kudos.
But, keep making them. I'm glad people like them. Movies are supposed to entertain. These do it well, apparently. Kudos.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:12 pm to Dr RC
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This is the true key. The makers of the Fast movies have figured out how to successfully market in damn near every single territory with great success. There is a reason the cast is so culturally diverse and it really helps them out around the world with marketing.
Yep. There's a reason they brought Han back and refuse to kill him off (unless they finally did in this one). A Vietnamese girl I used to work with told me she and all of her friends were obsessed with him.
Does anyone think it has enough steam to knock Avatar out of the #1 spot. I've been hoping that something, anything, will finally do this. Dances With Smurfs is an insult to the human race.
Maybe Star Wars will do it.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:16 pm to blueboy
spoiler warning b/c this be a board that can you can quote directly from the back of a Game of Thrones book thereby giving away major plot points and be fine but then somehow get banned for saying you know there is at least one character that is still alive in the books but is dead in the show even though you didnt name the person.
nah, Han is finally dead.
He technically kicked it way back in Fast and Furious 3 (Tokyo Drift) and all the ones since happened before that flick in the timeline.
I forget if its at the very end of 6 or if its stinger in the middle of the credits but they show you that his car wreck wasn't an accident and that Jason Statham is the one that actually killed him in order to get at Vin Diesel.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 10:39 pm
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