'Fate of the Furious' Scores Big in China
by EG
Speed-obsessed action film “The Fate of the Furious” zoomed to a blistering start at the Chinese box office.
The Vin Diesel-starring picture earned a turbo-charged $8.2 million from about 16,000 midnight screenings on the night of Thursday to Friday, according to local data service Ent Group.
By noon Friday, its first day of official release, the latest “Fast and Furious” installment had sold a further $29.7 million (RMB205 million) of tickets, according to Ent’s companion site CBO. CBO gave it a market share of more than 90% on Friday.
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The last installment in the franchise, Furious 7, was the last to feature the late actor Paul Walker.