LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The Fate of the Furious, Universal's latest entry in the seemingly endless franchise of car-themed action sequels debuted to record box office revenue, earning an estimated $532.5M worldwide, according to figures compiled by comScore.
Featuring the star power of Vin Diesel, the sequel vaulted to a $100.2 million domestic opening and managed to wrest the crown for the biggest worldwide debut ever from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World.
Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox's Boss Baby and Disney's Beaty & The Beast continued to march along in second and third place, adding $52.3m and $35.6m to their cumulative revenue over the weekend. The weekend's take helped to push Beauty over the $1bn mark, while the animated Boss Baby has grossed a cumulative total of $287m.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 16, are below.
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 16, are below.