Fast and Furious 9 said present! The movie brought down Godzilla vs. Kong and other hits in its opening weekend, despite only having released in eight countries.

Fast and Furious 9 said present! The movie brought down Godzilla vs. Kong and other hits in its opening weekend, despite only having released in eight countries.

The saga already exceeds the barrier of 6,000 million dollars in world collection
The release of Fast and Furious 9 has broken records in China , Hong Kong , Korea , Russia and the Middle East . With a gross of 162 million dollars , it becomes the best premiere since the beginning of the pandemic , beating Godzilla Vs Kong.
This collection is much higher than that of the last deliveries. In this way, the new Fast and Furious film is crowning itself as what is likely to be a resounding success on its international arrival. The saga has already raised a total of 6,000 million dollars , becoming one of the favorites for much of the current public.
The release of Fast and Furious 9 has broken records in China , Hong Kong , Korea , Russia and the Middle East . With a gross of 162 million dollars , it becomes the best premiere since the beginning of the pandemic , beating Godzilla Vs Kong.
This collection is much higher than that of the last deliveries. In this way, the new Fast and Furious film is crowning itself as what is likely to be a resounding success on its international arrival. The saga has already raised a total of 6,000 million dollars , becoming one of the favorites for much of the current public.
What do we know about the story?
In this film, Dominic Toretto leads a quiet life with Letty and her son Bryan until he is forced to reunite the team to face a plot led by Jakob (John Cena), the brother of the protagonist. The plot will take us through different parts of the world such as London or Tokyo, promising a good dose of those frenetic action scenes so characteristic of the saga.
Justin Lin returns to the saga
Director Justin Lin is in charge of this installment. Remember that it is not the first time that he has worked on it, being the one who made the franchise known after taking care of several deliveries of it.
This ninth film marks the return of the Family, led by actors Vin Diesel , Michelle Rodríguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris Bridges , Jordana Brewster , Nathalie Emmanuel and Sung Kang . Actor John Cena is also incorporated as the main antagonist.
In the production of this new installment of the saga we find Neal H. Moritz , Jeff Kirschenbaum , Joe Roth , Justin Lin , Clayton Townsend , Samantha Vincent and Vin Diesel himself , the leading actor of it.
The premiere of Fast and Furious 9 in Spain
The arrival of Fast and Furious 9 in Spain will take place on July 2, 2021 , promising to break box office records also in our country.
La franquicia, que cumple 20 años este 2021, superó el fin de semana del 21 al 23 de mayo los 6.000 millones de dólares de recaudación en todo el mundo
The pandemic of coronavirus forced to repeatedly delay the release of "Fast & Furious 9" , but the film directed by Justin Lin has already landed successfully in some markets. Thanks to a collection of 162.7 million dollars, it has become the largest premiere since the beginning of the pandemic, doubling the opening number of "Godzilla vs. Kong."
The new installment of the franchise starring Vin Diesel premiered at the end of May 21-23 in theaters in China , where it has grossed $ 135.9 million; Korea (9.9 million); Russia (8.2 million); Hong Kong (2.5 million) and the Middle East (6.3 million), surpassing the opening of "Fast & Furious 7" and "Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw" in these territories by 81% and 16% respectively. .
The franchise, which turns 20 this 2021, surpassed the 6,000 million dollars of collection worldwide on the weekend of May 21 to 23 thanks to these figures.
The feature film marks the return of the Fast family led by Vin Diesel , with the return of the stars of the saga Michelle Rodríguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges , Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel and Sung Kang. This installment also incorporates John Cena as a villain.
"Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) leads a quiet life with Letty and her son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks in that tranquility. This time, that threat will force Dom to face the sins of his past if he wants to save those he loves most. The team is reunited to prevent a worldwide plot, led by one of the most dangerous assassins and best driver they have ever faced, a man who is also Dom's missing brother, Jakob. (John Cena) ", reads the synopsis of the film, which will arrive in Spain on July 2.
Following its release in fewer than 10 countries, Fast & Furious 9 took first place in the box office on a first international opening weekend. Thus, the film enters in competition to see if it maintains this position after being released in the United States .

Despite the constant delays suffered by the ninth installment of the popular action and racing franchise, Universal Studios decided that it would be released in theaters of 8 nations last weekend, among which was China , a country that has welcomed the saga very well. So much so that The Fate of the Furious and Furious 7 are, respectively, the second and third highest grossing production in the country, only below Avengers: Endgame .

That is why the production company decided to allow the project to debut, but that the wait in the United States was maintained, since it will not be able to be seen in North America until June 25.

However, this limitation was not an impediment for him to steal the first place of the best international weekend of the year, thus displacing Godzilla vs. Kong , who was leading the podium so far.

According to studies carried out by Variety magazine , Fast and Furious was expected to collect 160 million in total in its first three days on the billboard, but only in China it has already achieved 105 million and in only 7 more countries, another 122.

Thus, the feature film surpasses that of Adam Wingard , which opened with 121 million, despite having been published in 38 nations, 30 more than F9 .

Cast

The film, which promises to be the best of the series to date , brings back to the big screen the protagonists Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto , Michelle Rodríguez as Letty , Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce and Ludacris as Tej Parker . Additionally, it will feature the introduction of John Cena as Jakob Toretto and Helen Mirren as Magdalene Shaw . For his part, Sung Kang will make a surprise return as Han .