The Furious opened at No. 8 at the domestic box office this weekend with $2.75 million from 1,251 screens, giving Kenji Tanigaki’s action film a wide start even as it landed behind a crowded pack of specialty releases. At the same time, it opened at No. 1 in China, a split-market launch that gave the title a stronger international profile than its U.S. ranking suggests.
The domestic debut matters because the movie arrived with unusual momentum: it carried a 97% Certified Fresh score from Rotten Tomatoes critics and a 95% audience score, signs that the film connected well with viewers even before word of mouth had time to build. For readers searching the title now, this is the number that matters most today — a modest U.S. opening, but one paired with a top placement abroad and enough visibility to keep it in the conversation.
Lionsgate acquired most worldwide rights to The Furious outside China, and the company has said it will be profitable on the film, even though the budget and full worldwide grosses have not been disclosed. That leaves the public math incomplete, but the direction is clear: a No. 8 domestic start, a No. 1 launch in China, and strong audience scores give the release more than one route to a return.
The film first played at TIFF Midnight Madness before opening weekend, which helped frame it as a genre title with a built-in fan base rather than a broad studio play. Tanigaki’s name is now tied to a launch that looked stronger overseas than at home, and the remaining question is not whether the movie found an audience, but how large that audience becomes once the international numbers are added in.
