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Box Office: 'F9' zooms to mighty Sh7.5billion debut, shattering pandemic records

Vin Diesel attends the world premiere of the "F9:The Fast Saga". (Courtesy/Reuters)

The only thing stronger than family? The box office debut of “F9,” the latest entry in Universal’s “Fast & Furious” saga.

After many delays over the course of a year and a half, “F9” opened to a mighty $70 million from 4,179 North American venues. That’s by far the biggest start for a movie at the U.S. box office since the onset of COVID-19.

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