'Furious 7′ Debuts to $384 m Globally

“Furious 7″ left all its competitors in the dust with a scorching global debut of $384 million.

The latest installment in the “Fast and Furious” franchise kicked off in 63 international markets, as well as the US and Canada. It marked Universal Pictures' biggest wide release ever, unspooling in 14,009 theaters around the world, including Imax and large format locations.

It ranks as the fourth highest-grossing global opening in history behind “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “The Avengers”.

“Furious 7″ shattered records, becoming the biggest Easter opening in history, the highest-ever April debut, Universal's largest opening, the best result for all of the film's castmembers, an April record for Imax and a record for premium large-format screens.

Source: Variety