Undeniably, Fast and Furious have been a successful franchise.
Currently, the movies have grossed around $ 6.29 billion at the worldwide box office.
Since the leap forward of Paul Walker in the first episode in 2001, the series shows no signs of slowing down. However, the death of Paul in 2013 during filming was a great blow that had a huge impact on the production of Furious 7.
Illegal street racing has culminated into one big project, with each released film paving new ways to fetch more money.
The Fast and Furious 9 released in June 2021, has already fetched $700 million at the worldwide box office. It’s a huge step considering the effects of the pandemic. The Fast & Furious 10 is designed to hit theaters in May 2023. We can expect the most out of the sheer family, deploying more money than Fast and Furious 9.
If you are looking for a blockbuster for binge-watching, make sure you watch Fast and Furious Movies in Order, it is the best way to enjoy the series.
This guide contains film ranking according to the movie that used the most budget to the least.
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The Fate of the Furious (2017)
The film grossed $1.236 billion in the worldwide box office against a production budget of $250M.
Its profound marketing skills made it scale high within the first marketing campaign. The Trailer launch events were composed of Vin Diesel, Nathalie Emmanuel, Dwayne, and Gibson. These helped in the production of the scene of the outrageous actions that fans would expect to see from the film.
Also, the fact that everyone was eager to see what could have pushed Dominic Toretto to go against the will of his beloved team. This made the movie a must-watch for Fast and Furious movie fans.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
The ninth installment fetched 760M worldwide, with a budget of $200M.
Jason and Dwayne Johnson, the front runners, were searching for an agent that possessed a powerful weapon.
Despite the spinoff, these two fans’ favorites could dwindle away the tough friction, which made the studio buoyant enough to venture into the series project.
Furious 7 (2015)
Furious 7 has grossed a total of $1.516 billion in the box office, against a production budget of $190million. The film hit the theaters in April 2015, and since then, it has made its way to the top. One major reason was the emotional core concerning Paul Walker’s death, whose memory is still grossed on the screens.
Paul’s death made F7 a blockbuster tournament. And even if some fans were skipping some films. They had to show up for Furious 7.
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
With a budget of $160M, the series fetched $788.7 M in the worldwide box office. The film was able to fetch over $120 million within its four-day weekend on its opening campaign.
The fans were eager to have a glimpse of horsepower more than they were eager to see Vin Diesel and other fighters throw each other on the flight of stairs.
Fast Five (2011)
Fast Five had a production budget of $125M and grossed $626.1M in the worldwide box office.
Roman and Tej became a breather to the fans as the film was full of hysterical scenes. The introduction of the two by Brian was a significant step for the family who seemed like brothers.
Fast & Furious (2009)
Fast and Furious movie has a production budget of $85M and $360.4 million on the worldwide box office.
The replacement of Vin Diesel with Patrick and surfboards with vehicles could have made it a less accomplishment. But the film picked up after some time. This is when Diesel and Brian (Walker) cross paths again.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
The film’s production budget was$85M and a box office of $158.9 million.
Vin Diesel had reprised his role to that of Toretto. Though there was so much criticism of its screenplay and the performances, it still fetched something, though this left the series in limbo.
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The production budget was $76m, while the box office fetched $236.4 million.
It emerged as the 17th highest-grossing film in the year 2003. However, there was a sudden diversion of its theme, which received many negative reviews. The approach was just the same as the sequels in the ’80s or 90s. But things were a bit softer as Paul Walker returned to the game as Brian O’Conner.
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
The film has a production budget of $38million with a worldwide box office of $207.3
Fans treated Toretto as a rock star after a bump in Johnny Tran, who was believed to be a ruthless guy. They later became the suspects of the big-rig hijacking. No one could have thought the franchise would move from a low budget of $38million to what it is now.
The saga has made its way to become the 7th most lucrative franchise in the film industry.