Furious 7 is only in its second weekend, and it’s already made more than any of the other Fast and Furious films made throughout their entire runs. For example: 2013’s Fast & Furious 6 made $238.7 million over 15 weeks. Furious 7 made $252.5 million over two.
Most films in the franchise dipped around 60 percent between their first and second weekends, and Furious 7—even in all its record-breaking, first weekend success—did the same: It dropped 59 percent from $147.2 million to an estimated $60.6 million. This was expected, and it’s not a bad sign by any means. Furious 7 has proven to have a devoted fanbase, and those fans will keep showing up to the theater to watch it, whether it’s for the first or second or fifth time.
Home also had a good weekend: Its ticket sales dropped just 30 percent, partly thanks to its status as the only newish (it’s in its third week), completely family-friendly film currently in theaters. Cinderella, which kept its spot in the top five with $7.2 million, is also family-friendly but not as appealing to kids—especially younger ones—as the colorful, musical, animated Home.
The Longest Ride, another film in the always-growing series of Nicholas Sparks adaptations, was the only wide release this weekend, and it debuted with $13.5 million—considerably less than its $34 million budget, but just about where forecasts were predicting it’d end up. It’s more than what the last Sparks film, Best of Me, opened with (that was a disappointing $10 million), but not as strong as other recent ones: Safe Haven, for example, opened with $21.4 million in 2013.
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