Furious 7 exploded at the box office this weekend.
The well-reviewed film - which stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Dwayne Johnson; while marking the final film of Paul Walker's career - brought in $143.6 million on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
This figure is about 50 percent more than the last Furious film's $97.4 million debut, while it makes Furious 7 the first movie in the franchise to break the $100 million mark in its opening weekend.
As a symbol of just how far these flicks have come, consider:
The number is also a tad less than what the first Fast and Furious made throughout its entire domestic run back in 2001; like only $1 million less.
Furious 7 has received extra, unfortunate attention, of course, because Paul Walker died in November 2013.
His brother actually stepped in to shoot a few scenes that featured Walker's character, while Diesel believes Furious 7 ought to win Best Picture.
That may be a stretch, but the Furious 7 reviews have mostly been very positive.
The action movie, meanwhile, just enjoyed the ninth biggest opening weekend ever, right behind Spider-Man 3's $151.1 million 2007 debut.
And it's the first film to open with a $100 million-plus haul in April, according to Rentrak.
Internationally, Furious 7 has already made $384 million. Not too shabby at all, huh?
Paul Walker and his daughter Meadow, when she was a baby. She shared this photo on what would have been his 41st birthday. He tragically died in a car crash in 2013. R.I.P.
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