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3 hours ago, grey ghost said:

So is this being released in theaters and streaming simultaneously or just theaters?

 

And which streaming service is universal using to release movies?

Universal’s streaming service is Peacock, but there’s been no word on this going directly to that.

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On 4/16/2021 at 10:48 AM, Eric Bombay said:

 

 

I'm not entirely sure how the performance in one location (where the series is most popular, no doubt) is a good indication of other international markets, and certainly not domestic, seeing how big the covid variable differs from location to location. Seems like ass backwards logic but this is Hollywood we're talking about so...

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https://www.polygon.com/movies/22399615/fast-and-furious-free-movie-theater-screenings?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

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In the eight Fridays leading up to F9’s June 25 release, the Fast and Furious films will screen in chronological order across theaters nationwide — for free. The “Fast Fridays” will kick off on April 30, with the original The Fast and the Furious, and will end on June 18 with The Fate of the Furious.

 

“The Fast films are all about family, and Universal wanted to find a way to thank our huge family of Fast fans around the country for their passion and loyalty over the past 20 years,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic theatrical distribution, in a press release. “We’re grateful to our theater partners for their help in making this screening series possible and we are delighted to welcome audiences back to theaters to experience the wild Fast ride all over again. And we cannot wait to blow everyone’s minds with the release of F9 on June 25.”

 

Participating theaters and ticketing information can be found on the Fast Friday website. The series will launch in over 500 theaters and eventually expanded to 900 — those joining the screening after The Fast and the Furious will pick up with whatever film is scheduled to screen that week.

 

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Seems like the review embargo got lifted for some critics while only the social media embargo did for others. Would've thought that international critics had their review embargo lifted first because the intl release is this weekend, but American critics have their reviews out but not international ones.

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https://deadline.com/2021/05/f9-china-international-box-office-preview-weekend-universal-vin-diesel-fast-and-furious-1234759110/

 

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The Toretto family will be back in action this week as Universal’s F9 speeds into early offshore release beginning in Korea and Hong Kong on Wednesday, followed by Russia and the Middle East on Thursday and China on Friday. In those markets combined, F9 is looking to drive off with an opening weekend in the $160M-$180M range, industry sources believe, though it could go higher. Even on the low-end of the projected estimates, it would be the biggest international box office opening of a Hollywood film during the pandemic era.

 

China has, over the past several years, become the top overseas hub for the Fast Saga, with more than $1B across five films including 2019 spinoff Hobbs & Shaw. Middle Kingdom turnstiles are firing on all cylinders of late, and F9 is expected to do muscular business. Our sources are seeing the opening come in around $140M in the market. The want-to-see index on Maoyan, a measure which has evolved in recent times, has topped 1M which is the highest level Universal has ever reached prior to opening a movie in China.

 

F9 is leading pre-sales in China through the middle of next week, and has about $12M through this coming Sunday. The Friday release (with midnights on Thursday) gives the latest Justin Lin-helmed Fast entry plenty of roadway ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party on July 1 which will be marked by local celebrations and very likely a blackout on imports. This is the first time a studio tentpole has opened in China five weeks ahead of domestic.

 

As for the other markets where F9 is getting off the starting block, Russia should be the next biggest after China, having shown strong recovery of late. The Middle East has also been doing healthy business. Korea will be one to watch. The market has been depressed recently as people have shown some reticence to return to cinemas amid Covid spikes. This week includes the Buddha’s Birthday holiday on Wednesday (so does Hong Kong) and the Korean government has encouraged vigilance on public gatherings. About 2% of the population there is fully vaccinated.

 

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