Anghus Houvouras on our insatiable appetite for more… Like any good column, I was hoping to create a discussion on the topic of our collective box office obsession. Something that has seeped into the groundwater of film fanaticism and poisoned the well. It’s not enough for our movies to be great anymore. They must also […]
Furious 7 becomes only the fourth film ever to pass $1.5 billion at the global box office
Fast & Furious 7 has just reached another box office milestone today, with the latest instalment of the high octane action franchise hitting $1.5 billion at the global box office, becoming just the fourth film to do so after Avatar, Titanic and The Avengers. The fourth-highest grossing movie of all time, Furious 7 has banked […]
Dwayne Johnson confirms Fast & Furious 8 return, talks Hobbs spinoff
During a press conference for his latest film, the disaster flick San Andreas, Dwayne Johnson has confirmed that he’s set to return to the role of Hobbs for the eighth instalment of the blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise, as well as addressing speculation about a possible spinoff movie for his character. SEE ALSO: Fast & […]
Fast & Furious 7 climbs to fourth in the all time box office chart
Despite losing its hold over the top of the box office charts in the wake of Avengers: Age of Ultron’s release, Universal’s blockbuster action sequel Fast & Furious 7 has continued its hugely-impressive run by overtaking Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 to become the fourth biggest film of all time. The […]
Fast & Furious 7 overtakes Frozen to become fifth biggest film of all time
Despite losing top spot in many international markets this weekend to Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Universal’s Fast & Furious 7 has reached another box office milestone, having overtaken Iron Man 3 ($1.215 billion) and Frozen ($1.274 billion) to become the fifth biggest film of all time. SEE ALSO: Furious 7: Turn Off Your Brain […]
Fast & Furious 8 officially announced by Vin Diesel and Universal Pictures
With Fast & Furious 7 having just passed $1.15 billion at the worldwide box office, it should come as no shock to anyone that the eighth film in the franchise has been officially announced. At CinemaCon, which is in full swing across the Pond, actor Vin Diesel confirmed the news, with Fast & Furious 8 […]
Fast & Furious 7 becomes seventh biggest movie of all time
On Friday, Universal Pictures’ Fast & Furous 7 became the fastest movie to gross $1 billion at the global box office, reaching the milestone in just 17 days, and now the latest instalment in the action franchise has climbed to seventh in the list of the highest-grossing releases of all-time. Having pushed its total to […]
Fast & Furious 7 becomes fastest movie to hit $1 billion at the global box office
Universal Pictures is celebrating this weekend with the news that the James Wan-directed action sequel Fast & Furious 7 has become the first film of 2015 to reach the $1 billion milestone at the global box office. It also has the distinction of being the fastest movie to reach that figure, doing so in just […]
Fast & Furious 7 hits $800 million at the global box office, sets franchise high
After just two weekends on screens, Universal’s action sequel Fast & Furious 7 has hit a whopping $800.5 million around the globe, thanks in no small part to a stellar debut in China, where it opened today to $68.6 million, the biggest single day ever in that market. Dometsically, Fast & Furious 7 pulled in […]
Fast & Furious 7 speeds its way past $500 million at the global box office
Despite having only opened last weekend, it seems the world just cannot get enough of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 7, as the film continues to break box-office records across the globe. In less than a week, Furious 7 has now speeded past $500 million mark at the worldwide box office […]