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OW Tracking: $65m domestic, $195m WW

posted 5 years ago by Satan2016 (25525)
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https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62567145?ref_=tt_nwr1

The first Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw will gas up overseas tomorrow, and start U.S./Canada previews on Thursday at 7Pm, but the Dwayne Johnson-Jason Statham vehicle isn’t expected to start off at the top speeds like the last pic in the franchise, Fate of the Furious, which floored it around the world to $541.9M (including China), but cruise along like a spin-off to about $195M WW, possibly more.

Domestic tracking sees Hobbs & Shaw at 4,200 theaters in the $60M-$65M range, while rival distribs believe this action pic could rev to $70M-plus. South East Asian markets are a go tomorrow for the David Leitch-directed feature, with major territories like UK, Brazil, Germany, Japan and Russia debuting through Friday along with the rest of the world save China, France, Italy and Korea which come later. The industry is seeing an initial weekend in the $125M ...

[–] QueenFanUSA (3379) 5 years ago

I imagine Universal execs are slyly smiling right now as expectations are being kept relatively low. If history tells us anything...this franchise should NEVER be underestimated at the box office.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 5 years ago

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4533&p=.htm

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Universal's Hobbs & Shaw led the way on Friday with an estimated $23.7 million. The film is expected to deliver a three-day around $60+ million, which is right on expectations. Opening day audiences scored the film with an "A-" CinemaScore, which is just shy of the "A" score the last four Fast & Furious films.

Internationally, the film is currently expected to bring in an estimated $120.7 million with a #1 opening in 53 markets.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 5 years ago

Slightly lower, $61m and $181m WW. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hobbsshaw.htm