'The Fate of the Furious' is days away from a $1 billion box office
Sometime during the coming week, The Fate of the Furious will become the second billion-dollar movie in Universal's fast-cars-and-big-explosions franchise.
Current weekend estimates in the United States and beyond bring the movie's global total to $908.4 million. It's already the second best worldwide box office in series history, behind the $1.5 billion earned by Furious 7 in 2015.
Notably, the bulk of that success comes from foreign audiences. Fate picked up an estimated $38.7 million domestically in its second weekend. Good enough for an easy #1 finish in the U.S., but less than a quarter of what it earned outside the country.
In fact, Fate's estimated international weekend of $163.4 million is just a hair shy of the movie's 10-day U.S. total of $163.6 million.
Granted, "foreign" in this case refers to the 65 markets where The Fate of the Furious has already opened. The U.S. is one of the biggest film markets in the world, but China -- where the movie has already grossed $193.3 million -- is arguably larger.
All of which is to say: The Fate of the Furious has proven itself to be a global success. Audiences around the world clearly appreciate the diverse ensemble cast of recognizable names and the set piece-driven action.
While Fate is locked in as the domestic #1 for this weekend, The Boss Baby continues to hang on. The family-friendly animated feature from Fox picked up an estimated $12.8 million domestically in its fourth weekend.
It's already a success, with roughly $137 million at the U.S. box office and another $221.1 million outside the country. And it may yet stick around a while longer; the next remotely family-friendly release isn't until Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 on May 5. And it's not until May 19 that the definitively for-kids movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul arrives.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
