"Furious 7" beat April records with a massive $143.6-million domestic opening.
If early estimates hold, the film will mark the biggest debut for the Universal franchise, which has so far racked up more than $2 billion worldwide. It will also become the biggest April weekend performance, surpassing the $95-million record held by "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" last year.
Fueled by the franchise's robust opening, the overall weekend box office will total roughly $217 million, beating the record of $177.6 million set on 2010's Easter weekend.
Directed by franchise newcomer James Wan, "Furious 7" film takes the ensemble (including Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez) around the globe from London to Los Angeles, Tokyo, the Dominican Republic and Abu Dhabi and back to Los Angeles.
Dominic Toretto (played by Diesel) and the crew go after Deckard Shaw (Statham) for targeting and killing crew members as revenge for the death of his brother, Owen Shaw.
But the latest film, which cost $190 million to make, hit some unexpected bumps in the road. The release date was shifted from summer 2014 after the franchise's beloved star Paul Walker died in a car crash midway through production.
Universal and the film's cast and crew decided to finish "Furious 7" "for Paul," Langley said. Caleb Walker and Cody Walker, Paul's brothers, were brought in as stand-ins. Computer effects were also used for facial replacement to complete Walker's remaining scenes.
Meanwhile, DreamWorks Animation's "Home" dropped 47% from last weekend to second, adding $27.4 million. The film, released by 20th Century Fox, has made about $95.6 million in the U.S. and Canada to date.
Coming in at third, Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell's comedy "Get Hard" added $12.9 million, boosting its haul to $57 million to date.
Disney's live action "Cinderella" stayed strong in its fourth weekend at No. 4, adding about $10.3 million. The film has racked up $167.3 million domestically.
Rounding out the top five, Lionsgate's "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" added $10 million to its box office total. To date the dystopian teen film based on the books by Veronica Roth has made $103.4 million.
Indie horror film "It Follows," made about $2.5 million after expanding to additional theaters. It landed at No. 6, down 35% from last weekend. The movie, from Weinstein Co.'s Radius-TWC label and Dimension Films, has benefited from positive word of mouth and a high Rotten Tomatoes "positive" rating of 95%. It has grossed $8.5 million to date.
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