Movie: Furious 7 (04-03-15)

[Jorge]

Apparently everybody loves this movie.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Apparently everybody loves this movie.

wesley morris said that you can spend a lifetime watching movies and see very little that approximates the craftsmanship and ingenuity of the stunt work in these films

[Stickman]

Box Office: ‘Furious 7’ Debuts to $384 Million Globally

Variety
April 5, 2015

By Brent Lang

Furious 7 left all its competitors in the dust with a scorching global debut of $384 million.

The latest installment in the Fast and Furious franchise kicked off in 63 international markets, as well as the U.S. 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).


“They’ve continually amped up the excitement level and improved the brand,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. “They’ve created something that’s stood the test of time and seeped into the culture.”

The opening breakdown was a $143.6 million stateside bow and a $240.4 million international kick-off. It’s a particularly impressive international figure, because Furious 7 has yet to open in such major markets as Russia, Japan and China.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

well, what did you think stickman?

[Stickman]

well, what did you think stickman?

Saw this last night in IMAX. Certainly delivers what it promised. Statham plays a great bad guy and you have to see the car skyfall on a big screen to appreciate it as they actually did drop cars out of a plane.

The tribute at the end did have many in tears at the theater. Very well done for Walker.

[VinylGuy]

The end was very moving.

[Stickman]

that was quick.

Furious 7 Makes $1 Billion in Worldwide Box Office Sales in Record Time


Jonathon Dornbush/EW
April 18, 2015

It's been breaking records practically since it opened

Great news for the cast and crew of Furious 7: the latest entry in the franchise has passed $1 billion at the global box office. And in record time, too.

Universal announced Friday that Furious 7 will have made more than $1 billion worldwide by the end of day, according to estimates, crossing that major milestone in only 17 days. That makes Furious 7 the fastest live-action film to reach that number, ahead of Avatar, Marvel’s The Avengers, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, all of which reached $1 billion in 19 days. Furious 7 has been open in the United States for 15 of the 17 days.

Furious 7 is now also the only film from Universal Pictures reach $1 billion in ticket sales during its initial theatrical run. (Jurassic Park only crosed the threshold after its 3D re-release in 2013.) James Wan’s film has taken in an estimated $273.7 million in North America over 15 days and $735.2 million overseas in 17 days. Overall, the latest film’s box office also pushes the entire Fast and Furious franchise to more than $3 billion around the globe.

“We’re incredibly proud to watch Fast & Furious take its place as the only original live-action franchise to reach these kinds of results at the box office,” president of domestic distribution at Universal Nick Carpou said in a statement.

Buoyed by strong reviews and the film’s beautiful farewell to series mainstay Paul Walker, Furious 7 has been breaking records practically since it opened, and the film has already made more than every other movie in the franchise. Its debut was the biggest Easter and April opening weekends ever, and the film has stayed at a strong No. 1 spot at the box office two weeks in a row.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i still haven't seen this

[epilogue]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

[epilogue]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

If I'm ever in Huntsville, we should do a marathon watch session together.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

If I'm ever in Huntsville, we should do a marathon watch session together.

can we do star wars instead? i'm not very up on my star wars knowledge

[epilogue]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

If I'm ever in Huntsville, we should do a marathon watch session together.

can we do star wars instead? i'm not very up on my star wars knowledge

Sure.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

If I'm ever in Huntsville, we should do a marathon watch session together.

can we do star wars instead? i'm not very up on my star wars knowledge

Sure.

thanks

[epilogue]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

If I'm ever in Huntsville, we should do a marathon watch session together.

can we do star wars instead? i'm not very up on my star wars knowledge

Sure.

thanks

What kinda movie snacks should I bring?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Same here, Len.

But I still haven't seen any of them.

me either

If I'm ever in Huntsville, we should do a marathon watch session together.

can we do star wars instead? i'm not very up on my star wars knowledge

Sure.

thanks

What kinda movie snacks should I bring?

sausage balls and cocaine

[BurtReynolds]

Do you think loathed vermin loved this movie so much his head exploded?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Do you think loathed vermin loved this movie so much his head exploded?

yes, yes i do

[BurtReynolds]

I hope he gets a touching tribute in F8st8r and F8rious8r: Part 8.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I hope he gets a touching tribute in F8st8r and F8rious8r: Part 8.

they will name their drag strip connecting earth to mars after him