when did fast and furious 7 come out
April 1, 2015
title: Furious 7 text: Furious 7 Furious 7 (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Fast Seven) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the seventh installment in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham. "Furious 7" follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Walker), and the rest of their team, who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in title: Furious 7 text: and Walker, and an initial release date was set. Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2013, resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014, with other filming locations including Los Angeles, Colorado, Abu Dhabi, and Tokyo. "Furious 7" premiered in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3, 2015, playing in 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX internationally. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success, with praise being aimed at the film's action sequences and its tribute to Walker. The film grossed $397.6 million worldwide during title: Furious 7 text: its opening weekend, which is the sixth highest-grossing opening of all time. The film has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise after just twelve days, the third highest-grossing film of 2015 and the seventh highest-grossing film of all time. A sequel, "The Fate of the Furious", was released on April 14, 2017. After defeating Owen Shaw and his crew and securing amnesty for their past crimes (depicted in "Fast & Furious 6"), Dominic "Dom" Toretto, Brian O'Conner and the rest of their team have returned to the United States to live normal lives title: Furious 7 text: theatrical runs, although this highly depends on many factors, including the release time and the competition around. It ended its theatrical run on July 24, 2015, playing in theaters for a total of 112 days and became the thirty-first highest-grossing film of all time, the fifth highest-grossing film of 2015, the highest-grossing film in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, the second highest-grossing Universal film of 2015 (behind "Jurassic World" and "Minions"), and the fifth highest-grossing film distributed by Universal. Outside the US and Canada, the film became the third highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing Universal distributed film, and the highest-grossing title: Furious 7 text: 3, 2015 (the same release date from the 2009 film "Fast & Furious"). The official announcement in change of date was made in July 2014. "Furious 7" premiered at the SXSW Film Festival at 12:07 a.m. at Austin's Paramount Theatre on March 16, 2015. On March 27, 2015, a free standalone expansion for the video game "Forza Horizon 2", titled "Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious", was released to help promote the film. For its global premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2015, IMAX Corporation installed a new laser projection which was the