Un Cinese filmgoer guarda un poster del film "Il destino del Furioso', noto come Fast e Furious 8 e rapida 8, in corrispondenza di un cinema a Yichang city, cento
A Chinese filmgoer looks at a poster of the movie "The Fate of the Furious", known as Fast and Furious 8 and Fast 8, at a cinema in Yichang city, central China's Hubei province, 16 April 2017. "The Fate of the Furious" drove off with a $190 million opening weekend win at the Chinese box office. Along the way, it shattered numerous local records. Known locally as "The Fast and the Furious 8, " the film opened with a $59.8 million score on Friday, having already clocked up $8.4 million in midnight previews, according to local data tracker, Ent Group. Its muscle car performance was revved still higher on Saturday when it took $67.9 million. It rounded the weekend with a further $55.5 million on Sunday. The scores on both Friday and Saturday were records for single day takings in China. They were achieved from record-breaking wide releases, with the number of daily screenings exceeding 160, 000. IMAX reported that within the $190 million total, the film earned $14 million from 395 theaters, the second highest three-day score in the country (behind "Warcraft.") The total as a 45% increase in local currency terms on "Furious 7." IMAX theaters earned a per screen average of $35, 000.
