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Box Office: ‘F9’ Rocketing to $68M Pandemic-Era Record Opening
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The ninth installment in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise grossed a hefty $30 million on Friday alone. F9 is headed for a huge $66 million debut at the weekend box office, a pandemic-era record for North America and the biggest domestic opening since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019. The ninth installment in the Fast and Furious Saga earned a huge $30 million on Friday from 4,179 theaters in North America. That’s the widest count for any film opening in recent months as more and more cinemas reopen. Friday’s tally, a single-day record for the…