( CNN ) Universal 's `` Furious 7 '' continues to build momentum at the Friday box office for a weekend debut in the $ 135 million- $ 138 million range , the largest opening in North America since fall 2013 . That includes a projected Friday take of $ 58 million- $ 60 million . The final film featuring the late Paul Walker , `` Furious 7 '' is opening around the globe this weekend and earned a record-breaking $ 60 million internationally on Wednesday and Thursday for a possible worldwide debut approaching or crossing $ 300 million by the end of Easter Sunday . `` Furious 7 '' is getting the widest release in Universal 's history . Domestically , it will be playing in 4,003 theaters by Good Friday . Internationally , it has booked more than 10,500 screens in 63 territories , although it wo n't open in China , Japan and Russia until later . The current record-holder for top April opening domestically is `` Captain America : The Winter Soldier , '' which debuted to $ 95 million from 3,928 theaters last year . `` Furious 7 '' is likewise poised to nab the biggest opening of 2015 to date . And it will easily beat the $ 121.9 million launch of `` The Hunger Games Mockingjay — Part 1 '' in November 2104 , making it the largest three-day opening since `` The Hunger Games : Catching Fire '' ( $ 158 million ) in November 2013 . The movie enjoys massive awareness and interest , due to both the popularity of the street-racing series and Walker 's death . The last film , `` Fast & Furious 6 , '' debuted to a franchise-best $ 117 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend in 2012 , including $ 97.4 million for the three days , on its way to grossing $ 788.7 million worldwide . Universal intended to open `` Furious 7 '' on July 11 , 2014 , but production was halted in November 2013 when Walker died in a car crash during the Thanksgiving hiatus . After director James Wan , writer Chris Morgan and Universal pored over existing footage and tweaked the script , production resumed in April 2014 . CGI and voice effects were used in some scenes featuring Walker 's detective character , Brian O'Conner , with Walker 's brothers , Caleb and Cody , used as stand-ins . `` Furious 7 '' pits Vin Diesel 's Dominic Toretto and crew ( which includes Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson , among others , as well as Walker ) against Jason Statham 's Deckard Shaw , out for revenge after the death of his brother . Dwayne Johnson also reprises his role as Hobbs . ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter . All rights reserved .
The final film featuring the late Paul Walker , ` Captain America : The Winter Soldier is opening around the globe this weekend . It 's worldwide debut may approach or cross $ 300 million by the end of Easter Sunday .