It earned more money worldwide than Star Wars: The Force Awakens — and most of it was made internationally.

The Fate of the Furious, the eighth movie in the Fast and Furious franchise, opened domestically with a respectable $100.2 million — and internationally with an astronomical $432.3 million.

(Both figures are estimates.)

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That $532.5 million total worldwide gives The Fate of the Furious the biggest global box office debut of all time, surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $529 million debut in 2015.

The Fate of the Furious' international earnings accounted for more than 81% of its global Box Office earnings, a wildly lopsided figure even considering how vital foreign markets have become to Hollywood.

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The Fate of the Furious has already grossed more than the first four Fast and Furious movies made during their entire theatrical run.

Matt Kennedy

But its domestic debut was no match for Furious 7's $147 million opening in 2015. That was the last movie in the franchise to star Paul Walker, who died while the film was still in production.

The Fate of the Furious also just scraped past Fast & Furious 6's $97.4 million domestic opening weekend, indicating that for audiences in the US and Canada, enthusiasm for the franchise may be cooling just a bit.

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