Fate of the Furious' is on its way to toppling 'Furious 7' at the box office

"The Fate of the Furious" is coming fast out of the gate.The eighth installment in the "Fast and the Furious" franchise, out Friday, already earned $10.4 million in Thursday night previews in over 3,300 theaters, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The movie is on track to make over $100 million domestically and $400 million globally over the full weekend. With the movie playing in 63 markets globally and showingon the most IMAX screens ever for a movie, there's a good chance that this latest "Furious" movie could surpass the record-breaking opening "Furious 7" had.The 2015 hit broke the record for the biggest opening weekend in April with $147.1 milliondomestically, and worldwide it took in $397.7 million, leading to the movie eventually earning $1.5 billion worldwide over its theatrical run, the largest haul for any movie in the franchise. It's also the sixth highest-earning movie worldwide ever.SEE ALSO:5 reasons Nintendo is discontinuing its ridiculously popular $60 game console, the NES ClassicJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Warner Bros. might have to pay $900 million if it can't prove ghosts are real
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