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Re: Furious 7 (2015)
DIR By: Mac
Date: March 24, 2015, 12:58 pm
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I'm fairly confident I'll be seeing this in the theater. One of
my guilty pleasures (F&F franchise). But looks like I might wait
some weeks because of the crowds.
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Re: Furious 7 (2015)
DIR By: Mac
Date: April 3, 2015, 11:30 am
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Universal Pictures' "Furious 7," the latest in the "Fast and the
Furious" film series, grossed a massive $15.8 million in U.S.
ticket sales Thursday night.
That marks a strong start for the high-octane movie's opening
weekend, which analysts have predicted will earn $115 million
from the U.S. and Canada through Sunday.
"Furious 7" debuted in 3,069 theaters, starting with showings at
7 p.m. The $15.8-million figure is more than double the pre-show
take of the previous installment, "Fast & Furious 6," which
scored $6.5 million.
However, it's not a directly comparable result, because the
sixth movie opened at 2,409 locations with showings that began
at 10 p.m.
If it comes anywhere near expectations, "Furious 7" will be the
biggest domestic opening of the year so far, surpassing both
"American Sniper's" January wide debut and "Fifty Shades of
Grey's" February launch.
lRelated 'Furious 7' fires fuel-injected fun on all cylinders
The release date for the latest film, which cost $190 million to
make, was moved from summer 2014 after the franchise's star Paul
Walker died in a car crash midway through production.
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Re: Furious 7 (2015)
DIR By: Mac
Date: April 6, 2015, 11:16 am
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Well, this locks in future sequels to the series... it's gotta.
Don't know if that's good or bad.
[glow=red,2,300]Vin Diesel's 'Furious 7' destroys records with
$143.6 million debut[/glow]
Globally this 'Fast and Furious' franchise bags $384 million
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> 'Furious 7' raced to the top of the domestic box office,
picking up a massive $143.6 million in its opening weekend.
>
> That establishes a new high-water mark for the month of April,
blowing past the $95 million debut of 'Captain America: The
Winter Soldier,' and standing as the highest-grossing kick off
for any film in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. It also ranks
ninth among the top 10 openings in history.
>
> Much as 'The Dark Knight' turned into a memorial for Heath
Ledger, audiences flocked to see star Paul Walker in one of his
final roles. The actor died in a 2013 car crash at the age of
40, and his work on the film was completed using digital
technology and a series of stand-ins.
>
> "This is a bittersweet installment in the franchise," said
Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at
BoxOffice.com. "[Walker's] passing made this movie more
intriguing for people who hadn't seen some of the installments.
It raised awareness and its success is a tribute to him."
>
> Universal Pictures spared no expense in bringing the latest
chapter in the fast cars and gravity-defying-stunts series to
the bigscreen, shelling out $190 million on the production. It
unspooled in 4,003 North American theaters, earning $14 million
on 365 Imax screens and $11.5 million from premium large format
screens. Going into the weekend, most analysts estimated that
the film would open in at about $115 million.
>
> 'Furious 7' left all its competitors in the dust with a
scorching global debut of $384 million.
>
> It kicked off in 63 international markets, as well as the US
and Canada. It marked Universal Pictures' biggest wide release
ever, unspooling in 14,009 theaters around the world, including
Imax and large format locations.
>
> It ranks as the fourth highest-grossing global opening in
history behind 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' ($483.2
million), 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' ($394.4
million) and 'The Avengers' ($392.5 million).
>
> "This is the next member of the billion-dollar club, and
that's a rarefied place to be," said Contrino. "This thing is on
fire."
>
> With an A CinemaScore and strong reviews, 'Furious 7' could be
one of the few modern blockbusters that hangs on for more than a
few weeks.
>
> The month of April is lean on blockbuster fare, and 'Furious
7' won't get serious competition until 'The Avengers: Age of
Ultron' debuts on May 1.
>
> The opening weekend crowd was impressively diverse, a
testament to a series that has drawn strength from its
multicultural cast. The audience was 51% male, 44% under age 25,
37% Hispanic, 25% Caucasian, 24% African-American and 10% Asian.
>
> "We're expanding our audience based on the diversity of
interest from different ethnic groups all buying into saga of
Dom Toretto and his family," said Nick Carpou, Universal's
president of domestic distribution, referencing the character
played by Vin Diesel.
>
> Last weekend's box office champion, DreamWorks Animation's
"Home," showed impressive stamina, falling less than 50%. The
animated tale picked up $27.4 million in its sophomore frame,
pushing its domestic total to $95.6 million.
>
> In third place, R-rated comedy 'Get Hard' earned $12.9
million. The Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart team-up fell 62% from
its opening number, bringing its Stateside haul to $57 million.
>
> 'Cinderella' snagged a fourth place finish, picking up $10.3
million Stateside to push its domestic bounty to $167.3 million.
Globally, the Disney release is closing in on $400 million.
>
> 'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' rounded out the weekend top
five, nabbing $10 million and driving the film to $103.4 million
domestically.
>
> Among arthouse releases, Noah Baumbach's 'While We're Young'
expanded from four to 34 theaters, picking up $492,976. The A24
release has earned $791,450 in two weeks.
>
> Radius-TWC's 'It Follows' also continued to expand, moving
from 1,218 to 1,655, though its gross dipped 35% to $2.5
million. The critically adored horror film has made $8.5 million
since debuting on March 13.
>
> The Weinstein Company was particularly bullish on the
reception for 'Woman in Gold,' a drama about the fight to
recover art stolen by the Nazis. The film picked up $2 million
from 258 locations and will expand to between 800 and 1,000
venues this coming weekend.
>
> "The film is definitely poised for a long, long run," said
Erik Lomis, the studio's distribution chief. "That's a really
solid start."
>
> Thanks to 'Furious 7,' the overall box office reached $218
million, marking the first time that ticket sales have crossed
$200 million over the Easter weekend.
>
> "These huge results jump start momentum for the blockbuster
summer season, suggesting that 2015 is shaping up to be
everything (and maybe even more) that the industry has been
hoping for," said Greg Foster, CEO of Imax Entertainment.
>
> In other words, 'Furious 7' just dropped the mic.
>
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#Post#: 34238--------------------------------------------------
Re: Furious 7 (2015)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: April 6, 2015, 11:24 am
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The real test will of course be if the audience wants it to
continue onward without Paul Walker. He's the heart and soul of
the franchise and I fear that without his presence in the movies
from here on out, it's not going to be quite the same as before
and will rely heavily on more explosions (if that's even
possible by now) to compensate for his absence. With that said,
I do like that F7 is blowing up at the box office.
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Re: Furious 7 (2015)
DIR By: Mac
Date: April 6, 2015, 11:54 am
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Well it's apparent this has major legs due to the Hispanic
community. Anything is possible.
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