Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“F9” has the international box office sizzling.The latest installment in Universal’s testosterone-fueled franchise kicked off with a massive $162.4 million in eight markets, including China, Korea and Hong Kong.
Those ticket sales easily mark the best opening weekend for a Hollywood blockbuster since the pandemic began.“F9” collected $135 million in China alone, ranking as the second-biggest start for the series in the country following the eighth entry, 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious” ($184 million).
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