The 2001 film The Fast and the Furious, which first brought together Dominic Torreto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker), was a surprise hit for Universal, opening with $40 million en route to $144.5 million domestic and $207.2 million worldwide, from a $38 million budget.
With nothing standing in its way, we’re predicting that Furious 8 will debut with a record-breaking $152.6 million this weekend.
If that figure is accurate, it will break the all-time April opening weekend record of $147.1 million set by its predecessor Furious 7 in 2015.
Also opening in limited release is IFC’s documentary Citizen Jane and MUBI’s The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki.