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　　The film has already broken the global box office record held by Disney’s "Star Wars: The Force Awakens²," which brought in $529 million globally in 2015. (Yet, to be fair to the galaxy³ far, far away, "Force Awakens" didn’t open in the world’s second largest market, China, until a month after it was released.)

　　So far the film, which opened last Thursday night in North America, has brought in $45.6 million on opening day in the United States. The early totals have pushed the 16-year-old series above the $4 billion mark overall.

　　It’s no shock that the film is a hit with international audiences. For the first seven films in the franchise⁴, 67% of ticket sales came from abroad, especially China. In that market, it took 2015’s "Furious 7" only eight days to gross $250 million.

　　The latest film, which stars Vin Diesel⁵ and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is already breaking records in China. "Fate" has nabbed the country’s record for biggest single day ever and the biggest three-day opening of all time in China.

　　"Once again, the ’Furious’ franchise has come off the line faster than ever before," said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst⁶ at Boxoffice.com.

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