Furious 8 Beats Force Awakens Global Debut Record

Second highest domestic debut in the franchise.

By Jim Vejvoda

If this weekend's box office estimates hold then The Fate of the Furious will surpass Star Wars: The Force Awakens as scoring the biggest worldwide opening of all time.

The Fate of the Furious, the eighth installment in the 17-year-old franchise, grossed $532.5 million worldwide in its opening weekend. The previous record holder, The Force Awakens, made $529 million in its 2015 bow.

Fate grossed an estimated $100.2 million domestically and $432.2 million internationally, breaking the record previously held by another Universal release, Jurassic World ($316.7 million). Before Fate, Jurassic World had been Universal's biggest worldwide debut with $525.5 million.

Fate's international tally includes $190 million from China alone, where it now holds the record for the country's biggest three-day opening for a Hollywood movie. (It should be noted that The Force Awakens did not open day and date in China as Fate did.)

Domestically, The Fate of the Furious's $100.2 million opening stands as the second-highest in the series behind Furious 7's $147 million.

Here are this weekend's Top 10 North American box office estimates via comScore:

1. The Fate of the Furious $100.2 million

2. The Boss Baby $15.5 million

3. Beauty and the Beast $13.6 million

4. Smurfs: The Lost Village $6.5 million

5. Going in Style $6.4 million

6. Gifted $3 million

7. Get Out $2.9 million

8. Power Rangers $2.9 million

9. The Case for Christ $2.7 million

10. Kong: Skull Island $2.7 million

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