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I think in a way you are right. People did go to see Furious 7 because it was Paul's last Fast film. However I don't think the fans did so with any disrespect or exploitation in mind. Many people had been fans of the films over the years and probably would have went to see the film regardless. Paul's death only added levity to the situation. I found the film hard to watch because there Paul was alive and vibrant but in real life he had died and horribly so. When I went there was not a dry eye in the theater. When the ending of the film was finally shown men, women, and kids were weeping. I can't speak on the intentions of the studio or the filmmakers, but I think the majority of the audiences went with love, compassion, respect, and genuine sorrow for what had happened to Paul. None of the fans could attend his private funeral services so what many of them did was the only they could do; Go see Furious 7.

Well, yeah I have to agree that the studio used Paul's death to drum up business. BUT the way they did it was what made it acceptable. The marketing team had one hell of a challenge on their hands. Dig the logic; The star of the movie dies doing the very thing that sells tickets to the movie the star is making. You can't make that up. They had millions of dollars in production money tied up in a movie that had the potential to make billions. Everybody had to be on board. From Paul's family to the other stars of the movie. Everybody pulled together and decided to make Furious 7 a legacy for Paul. It became about giving him a proper sendoff Furious style. If everybody had not pulled together it wouldn't have worked. AND I think that fans wanted to see Furious 7 finished as well. Paul's death was an unavoidable issue in the making and marketing of Furious 7 so why ignore it? The filmmakers were smart to make it a legacy for Paul.