F9 Stars React To Movie’s Massive Opening

The Fast and Furious cast has more than a few reasons to celebrate. One being they have the highest opening weekend since 2019, and of course, the recent announcement that Fast 10 parts one and two will start filming in the new year.

“I think what feels best is just the idea that people are returning to the theatrical experience, Diesel told Variety. “It feels good to say, ‘cinema is back’.”

“You can’t fault another studio for wanting to stream a movie,” Diesel continued. “But the ones like Universal are bold enough to say, ‘Hey, we’re going to support the theatrical release’. I take my hat off to them.”

Oscar-winner Theron, who is making her return to the franchise, said how perfect this movie was to come back to theaters for. “It’s amazing. Just thinking about the fact that they’re on their ninth movie, that’s pretty impressive. It’s a perfect movie to help us come back.”

The franchise started in 2001 with The Fast and The Furious revolving around speed racing and eventually evolved into a full-blown superhero franchise with its own spin-off series with Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson. The recent installment, F9: The Fast Saga, took in $70 million in its opening weekend. In total, the franchise has brought in $1.7 billion domestically, $6.2 billion worldwide, and ranks 15th in all-time franchise earnings when adjusted for inflation.