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

According to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore, ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ is 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.

Los Angeles: 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.