It started as a distinctly American movie about the street-racing subculture of Los Angeles. Now “Fast and Furious” has set a new box-office record around the world at the same time it is losing speed in its home country. Known as “Fate of the Furious” in the U.S. and “Fast and Furious 8” in most foreign countries, the latest installment of Universal Pictures’ action-adventure franchise opened to an estimated $532.5 million...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 16, 2017 17:37 UTC