Furious 7 opens fast and wins big on opening day!

Furious 7 is off to a super fast start on its opening night. According to BoxOffice.com, Furious 7 delivered a whopping $55 million on Friday, surpassing box office predictions of $115 million and $122 million before this major blockbuster hit the road on Thursday night.

Opening weekend is now expected at $135+ million. Furious 7 is on pace to become the top April movie release ever. Thursday night screenings amassed $15.8 million in ticket sales. Given this major debut, paired with huge Friday night showings of $55 million, Furious 7 is outdistancing all competitors to make its mega fast weekend to a race remember.

Check back for Furious 7 box office results later. Saturday is likely to collect massive box office receipts. This much anticipated movie is unlike any to open since the last Hunger Games in 2014.

We expect Furious 7 to finish above $140 million this weekend.

Update alert: Box Office receipts estimate Furious 7 collected $67-68 million on Friday night! These box office numbers position Furious 7 to reach $149+ million in the box office this weekend.


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Fast & Furious 6 is racing ahead of the movie box office

Fast & Furious 6 is one of the top movies opening this weekend. The positive reception the racing movie franchise received in Fast & Furious and Fast Five strengthened the Fast and Furious fan base. Universal Studios transformed Fast and Furious movies into one of the best movie franchises ever.

According to box office analysts, Fast & Furious sold $37 million in movie tickets on Friday night. As predicted months ago, Fast & Furious 6 will easily finish first in the box office race. We are watching a box office race that resembles Dom flipping Nos on Brian to win his first race against a rookie in The Fast and the Furious (2001). 

12 years later, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker continue on their quest with a sixth Fast and Furious movie. Even more impressive is that Universal Studios is releasing Fast & Furious 7 next year with James Wan of Saw and Insidious fame expected to direct the massively popular racing movie franchise.

Justin Lin delivered four awesome Fast and Furious movies to us movie fans. The last three movies made Fast and Furious into a high grossing franchise. We expect Fast & Furious 6 to earn a whopping $110 million over the 4-day Memorial Day weekend. 

Can we expect Lucas Black to make his return to Fast & Furious movies? Sean is the top topic of Fast and Furious right now. How much longer is Han going to stay with Fast and Furious? We know his fate in Tokyo Drift, so Fast & Furious 6 may enter this Han discussion very soon. 

Fast & Furious 6 is well on pace to make above $100 million this weekend. It marks a huge boost for a sixth film, which resemble performances such as Harry Potter movies and Star Wars movies. 

Fast & Furious 6 box office predictions: 

Opening weekend: $110-117 million 

Fast and Furious 6 Box Office Predictions

Fast & Furious 6 will top the weekend box office. It will score at least a $105 million opening weekend against The Hangover Part III. Fast & Furious 6 has more than 33 million Facebook fans.

During Memorial Day weekend, Fast & Furious 6 is predicted to make $108-$116 million. Expect Vin Diesel and company to create major box office demand. The all-star cast injected NOS into the racing car/heist movie. We expect Fast 6 to finish ahead of the movie pack.

Fast & Furious 6 Box Office Predictions: 

Opening Weekend: $116 million

Total Domestic Box Office Results: $235 million

International Box Office: $600 million

International + Domestic Box Office $835 million