In their opening weekends at the North American box office, the four “Fast and Furious” movies released between 2009 and 2015 sped to bigger and bigger totals. After adjusting for inflation, “The Fate of the Furious” had the third largest opening in the series’ history, behind “Furious 7” and “Fast & Furious 6,” which arrived to $102.7 million in 2013. “The Fate of the Furious,” with F. Gary Gray directing an ensemble cast led by Vin Diesel, played in nearly 23,000 theaters around the world. “Furious 7” became supercharged by the death of one of the franchise’s best-known stars, Paul Walker, in an off-set car accident before the film’s release. “The Fate of the Furious” also received weaker reviews than the last four installments.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2017 19:18 UTC