The ninth installment of Fast and Furious has raised more than 500 million dollars in ticket sales. Has become the hit of the pandemic.
Productions like Hi, Mom Y Detective China Town 3, produced in China (2021), they managed to generate 822 and 685 million dollars respectively. “Fast and Furious” is, at the moment, the one that has exceeded 500 million since 2019. “Godzilla vs Kong” (2021), Warner’s safe value released in April, was close to reaching half a billion, but in the end it came to 446 million globally. Although they seem low figures compared to the others, it is a good result, considering that it was added first on HBO Max in the United States.
Since F9 arrived in North America, ticket sales reached 123 million dollars, ranking number two since the beginning of the pandemic. A peaceful place (2021) premiered a week earlier. It currently holds the title of the highest grossing film of 2021 in the US with a profit of 145 million. Anyway, F9 it grossed 70 on its debut, breaking records on its way to the big screen.
After the stoppage due to the pandemic, the film industry is encouraged by the novelty of the new installment of the saga. The pandemic has affected the film industry. Shootings are canceled or delayed, movies are not shown on the big screen, etc. It is the example of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings from Marvel Studios, shot in Australia. On March 12, the recording was canceled as director Destin Daniel Cretton isolated himself until he obtained the results of the coronavirus in which he tested negative. On March 22, Marvel decided to suspend the productions of all its films and series streaming.
Despite its box office numbers, it is expected that Fast and Furious do not catch up with previous productions due to COVID restrictions. This is not good news for the study. Paid $ 200 million in production, adding of course, to market and spread the property. The saga should end near the spin – off Hobss & Shaw (2019), which raised 173 million in the USA and 579 on a global scale. Other of his deliveries such as The Fate of the Furious (2017) and Furious 7 (2015), they are considered commercial successes. They reached the figures of 1.2 and 1.5 million worldwide, respectively.
Directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and John Cena, Fast and Furious 9 show former runner Dominic Toretto enjoying a quiet life with his family. The calm doesn’t last long when he’s forced to rally his enigmatic team again to stop a murderer and expert driver. That, in addition, they share a blood bond with the protagonist. The cast is completed Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Tyrese Gibson Y Ludacris.
Fountain: Variety
