China’s moviegoers bought $93.3 million in tickets over the past weekend, putting the film from the Universal Studios division of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) well on its way to being the highest grossing movie in the country’s history. The current leader is “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” which sold $320 million in tickets in the Middle Kingdom.
The weekend numbers have vaulted “Furious 7” to seventh in the all-time worldwide rankings, just behind “Iron Man 3,” and it is well placed to post a total of $1.55 billion and leap into third place on the all-time list behind only “Avatar” and “Titanic” before its theatrical run is over.
Currently ahead of “Furious 7” in the all-time rankings are “Iron Man 3” ($1.215 billion), “Frozen” ($1.274 billion), “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” ($1.342 billion) and “Marvel’s The Avengers” ($1.519 billion). Both “Avatar” and “Titanic” have posted sales north of $2 billion, meaning that “Furious 7” would have to double its current total to reach second place. That is highly unlikely.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Furious 7” has earned $46.9 million in the United Kingdom, $45.6 million in Mexico, $32.4 million in Brazil, $32.1 million in Germany, $28.6 million in Australia, $27.0 million in Russia, $25.3 million in France, $24.2 million in India, $23.1 million in Taiwan, $21.3 million in Korea, $20.9 million in Argentina and $19.6 million in Venezuela. The movie is Universal’s top grossing title in 29 international markets, including Argentina, China and Mexico.
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