Furious 7 is the first entry in the series not to have fast in the title, which is ironic because its turning out to be the fastest of them all. The recent sequel has hit $1 billion at the box office after just 17 days in theaters, making it the quickest film ever to hit that mark not to mention the only Universal film ever to do so in its original run.
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Previously, Universals
Jurassic Park collected just over $1 billion at the box office. But thats combining both its original run in 1993 and its 3D re-release in 2013.
Furious 7 is the first Universal title to do so in its first time around the track.
The studio adds that
Furious 7 is also the second-biggest worldwide debut of all time (after
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2); the biggest opening day in China (beating out
Transformers: Age of Extinction); and the best ever April or Easter weekend.
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Before
Furious 7, the fastest climb to $1 billion was 19 days, set by
Avatar (2009) and tied by
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and
The Avengers (2012). It might have a hard time keeping that record with
Avengers: Age of Ultron and
Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the horizon, but its an impressive achievement nonetheless.
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