‘F9: The Fast Saga’ smashes pandemic-era opening record in North America

Jun 28, 2021

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): Universal's action film "F9: The Fast Saga" dominated North American box office with a huge 70 million U.S. dollars opening from 4,179 theaters, smashing pandemic-era weekend box office record in the region.According to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore, it's the biggest opening for a film in North America since "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," which released in December 2019 with a 177 million dollars opening weekend.The previous record-holder during the COVID-19 pandemic was Paramount's horror film "A Quiet Place Part II," which opened last month with a 3-day total of 48.3 million dollars from 3,726 North American theaters.