‘Fast & Furious 8’ breaks global box office record with $534 earned on opening weekend

Fast & Furious 8 also known as The Fate of the Furious has grossed $534m at the global box office.The latest movie in the Fast and Furious Franchise beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($528.9m) for the all-time best global opening weekend.

The action flick which stars Vin Diesel, who also doubles as the producer, is also the best produced by its studio, Universal, beating the Jurassic World $525.5m earned in 2015.

The movie reportedly took in $432.3m at the international box office.

Furious 8 took in a record-breaking $63.9m on its opening day alone in China this weekend.

The movie went on to make $190m in the country over the weekend, making it the biggest opening ever for a Hollywood movie there.

IMAX screens also racked in $31.1m for the movie.

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