Fast X’s box office opening is huge, just not domestically

Fast and Furious continues to be an international phenomenon. However, it is not so popular in the United States. Fast X, the latest movie in the franchise and the first part of the series’ finale, debuted in the U.S. on May 19 and was met with tepid reception at the box office, with just $67.5 million over the opening weekend. But, the rest of the world met the Fast Family’s latest adventure with open arms, pushing it to a massive $319 million opening worldwide.

While the domestic opening wasn’t so impressive, putting it fifth for the year behind the Mario movie, both new Marvel movies, and John Wick 4In terms of the opening, it’s a completely different experience. Internationally, the $319 million makes Fast X the second biggest opening of the year, behind only the Mario movie’s massive $377 million.

As much as the Fast and Furious franchise is seen as a guaranteed blockbuster with every new entry, this trend toward the international rather than domestic box office isn’t too surprising. With the exception of one movie, these movies are always bigger overseas. Furious 7, the final movie with Paul Walker, the series’ recent entries have tended to overperform outside the United States.

Uncertainty remains about how many Fast movies remain in the series. We know there are still a few Fast movies left in the franchise. Fast X is technically the first part of the finale, we don’t know if it will be wrapped up with just one more entry, or if Fast XIt will likely be a trilogy. With the next movie not set to release until sometime in 2025, it’s likely there isn’t a real answer to this question for a while, and it instead depends on how this one performs at the box office. The answer to this question depends on the performance of the current movie at box offices. Fast X continues to do well, either in the U.S. or overseas, it’s likely we could have two more Fast and Furious movies left before the series is over. If the week two drop is massive, though, it’s possible the series could end after Fast X Part 2.