According to the latest report from Deadline, the highly anticipated film “Fast X,” starring Vin Diesel, sprinted to the number one spot at the domestic box office, raking in an impressive $67.5 million during its opening weekend.
While a good start, the figure is considerably lower than the likes of Furious 7 ($147M), The Fate of the Furious ($98M), Fast and Furious 6 ($97M), Fast Five ($86M), Fast & Furious ($70.9M), and F9: The Fast Saga ($70M). Considering we’re on the tenth (and counting) installment (eleventh if you include Hobbs & Shaw), it makes sense for some fatigue to set in. All involved were likely expecting numbers in the $80M range, considering the lofty $340M price tag, but this is still a solid start for the epic.
Overseas, the Universal sequel kicked off with $251.4M from 84 markets, bringing its opening weekend global total to $319M.
Meanwhile, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 dipped 47% in its third frame and collected another $32.7M to raise its domestic total to $267.2M. James Gunn’s finale is still a ways off from reaching the final results of the 2014 original ($333.7M) and Vol. 2 ($389.8M), but it’s holding well and slowly making its way up the MCU box office ladder. At this point, the pic has already surpassed Captain America: Winter Soldier’s $259M domestic cume and sits just behind the original Doctor Strange’s $676M worldwide total.
Box Office Results (5/21/23):
- Fast X (Uni) 4,046 theaters Fri $28M, Sat $22.2M, Sun $16.8M 3-day $67M/Wk 1
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Dis) 4,450 theaters Fri $8.3M Sat $14MSun $10.4M 3-day $32.7M (-47%), Total $267.2M/Wk 3
- Super Mario Bros (Uni) 3,540 (-260) theaters, Fri $2.25M Sat $4.45M Sun 3-day $9.8M (-22%) Total $549.2M/Wk 7
- Book Club: Next Chapter (Foc) 3,513 (+5) theaters Fri $900K Sat $1.2M Sun $900K 3-day $3M (-55%) Total $13.1M/Wk 2
- Evil Dead Rise (NL) 2,173 (-648) theaters, Fri $685K Sat $1M Sun $715K 3-day $2.4M (-35%) Total $64.1M/Wk 5
- John Wick Chapter 4 (LG) 1,312 (-301) theaters Fri $330K Sat $600K Sun $400K, 3-day $1.33M (-36%), Total $185.3M/Wk 9
- Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (LG) 1,668 (-697) theaters, Fri $330 Sat $600K Sun $400K, 3-day $1.3M (-48%) Total $18.6M /Wk 3
- Hypnotic (Ketchup) 1,733 (-385) theaters, Fri $240K Sat $370K Sun $275K 3-day $885K (-63%) Total $4.1M/Wk 2
- Blackberry (IFC) 595 (-75) theaters Fri $155K Sat $225K Sun $155K 3 day $535K (+9%) Total $1.2M/Wk 2
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Par/eOne) 511 (-423) theaters Fri $104K Sat $178K Sun $108K 3-day $390K (-51%) Total $92.8M/Wk 8
