The Furious Debuts at No. 1 in China

Overview

• The Furious opened at number one in China, earning RMB76.1 million ($11.2 million) for the June 12–14 weekend and $13.9 million across its four‑day debut after releasing on Thursday, June 11.
• Lionsgate’s limited North American release began on Friday, June 12 and posted $1.4 million on opening day and a $2.8 million opening weekend from about 1,251 theaters.
• Critics and audiences have strongly embraced the film, which holds a 97% critics score and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Industry coverage frames the launch against 2026 action benchmarks, noting that Blades of the Guardians leads the year with $215.4 million and that no action movie has reached $500 million worldwide in 2026.
• With distribution split between Edko in China and Lionsgate in North America, analysts say the next few weeks will show whether word‑of‑mouth for the stunt‑heavy, choreography‑led picture can produce the wider international grosses needed to move it up the year’s action rankings.