The bigger a movie's budget is, the higher the stakes are as it heads into theaters -- and few movies have had higher stakes than "Fast X," with a production budget that ballooned to an eye-watering $340 million, and another $100 million spent on marketing. The film pulls out all the stops, from retconning Jason Momoa's villain into the events of "Fast Five," to bringing back multiple characters for surprise cameos, and even rolling a flaming one-ton metal ball through the streets of Rome.
Will that investment pay off at the box office? At first glance, the numbers look a little grim. Variety reports that "Fast X" is heading for a $67.25 million opening weekend -- less than "F9: The Fast Saga" ($70 million) but more than "Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw" ($60 million).
It's important to keep in mind, however, that the success of the "Fast & Furious" movies has increasingly been...
Will that investment pay off at the box office? At first glance, the numbers look a little grim. Variety reports that "Fast X" is heading for a $67.25 million opening weekend -- less than "F9: The Fast Saga" ($70 million) but more than "Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw" ($60 million).
It's important to keep in mind, however, that the success of the "Fast & Furious" movies has increasingly been...
- 5/20/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
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