Tag: F9: The Fast Saga
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‘Fast and the Furious’ Producers Admit Liability After Stunt Performer Left With ‘Life-Changing’ Injuries (Exclusive)
The producers of “F9: The Fast Saga” — the ninth installation in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise — have admitted liability over an accident that left a stunt performer with “life-changing” injuries.Joe Watts, a seasoned stunt performer who had worked on big-budget features including “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu,” was…
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‘Fast X’ Director Says He Rewrote Third Act on the Plane to Set: ‘I Was on Literally No Sleep’
In the “Fast and Furious” franchise, everything moves fast — even the rewrites.The upcoming tenth film in the series, “Fast X,” underwent a famously hectic production process. Original director Justin Lin, who had directed five of the films including “F9: The Fast Saga,” left the project over creative differences after he had already started shooting.…
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China box office: ‘Raging Fire’ maintains lead amid lack of new releases
Action film directed by the late Benny Chan grossed a further $21.6m for a cumulative total of $82.8m.Hong Kong-China action film Raging Fire stayed atop the China box office over its second weekend (August 6-8), grossing a further $21.6m for a cumulative total of $82.8m, according to figures from theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway.The film is…
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Shyamalan’s ‘Old’ Beats G.I. Joe’s ‘Snake Eyes’ As The Box Office Hits A Speed Bump
As far as brand names go, it looks like G.I. Joe is no match for M. Night Shyamalan. Many were expecting the weekend to be won by Snake Eyes, which is essentially a reboot of the G.I. Joe series, but Old, the latest from Shyamalan, snuck past it, despite not setting the box office on…
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‘Black Widow’ Looks To Break Pandemic-Era Records
It wouldn’t be a proper summer movie season without an offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and after a delay of over a year, and two years since the last MCU film, Black Widow is hitting theaters. With potential to be the summer’s biggest film, it is also a test for the box office…
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‘F9’ Keeps The Pedal To The Metal Over Fourth of July Weekend With $24 Million, Beating Out A Trio Of New Challengers
F9: The Fast Saga kept the pedal to the metal over the Fourth of July weekend and kept its pole position at the North American box office, outracing a trio of newcomers that included a sequel to The Boss Baby, the latest installment in the Purge franchise, and a buzzy indie based on an epic…
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Box Office: ‘F9’ Reigns Over July 4th Weekend as ‘Boss Baby 2,’ ‘Zola’ Start Strong
It won’t be a weekend for the record books, but this year’s July 4th holiday box office haul is a marked improvement on the 2020 edition.The box office boost is thanks to a trio of new movies, the kid friendly “The Boss Baby: Family Business,” the gruesome thriller “The Forever Purge,” and the satirical comedy…
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Box Office: ‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Dominate July 4th
There’s something for everyone at the July Fourth box office.Universal’s F9: The Fast Saga will keep the pedal to the metal in its second weekend with a projected $24 million three-day weekend and $33 million for the four-day holiday, according to early Friday estimates.To boot, the action pic will cross $100 million domestically in record…
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Universal To Come In 1st, 2nd, & 3rd With ‘F9,’ ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business,’ & ‘The Forever Purge’
After months of the box office cycling between revving up and stalling out, we’ve finally seen some real summer blockbuster numbers with F9: The Fast Saga’s $70 million opening last weekend, leading the charge for an overall weekend total that came in at just under $100 million. This Fourth of July weekend looks to continue…
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‘Aquaman 2,’ ‘John Wick 4’ and More Major Blockbusters Begin Filming, Signaling Production Revival
“It feels good to say, ‘Cinema is back!’” Vin Diesel told Variety on Saturday night.It was reported the following morning that “F9: The Fast Saga” raked in $70 million from 4,179 North American theaters, marking the largest opening at the U.S. box office since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” The previous holder of…