The "Fast and the Furious" franchise shows no signs of easing off the gas.

"The Fate of the Furious," the eighth film in the series, is on a track to earn $104 million in its opening weekend in the United States, and a record-breaking $530 million worldwide, inching past the previous high set in 2015 by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

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The Universal Pictures sequel is already shattering records in China, where it could finish the weekend with $200 million, the biggest three-day opening ever. "Furious 7" finished its 2015 run in China with $390 million, an all-time record for a Hollywood release. It's worth noting that "The Force Awakens" didn't debut in China until later in its run.

Directed by F. Gary Gray ("Straight Outta Compton"), "The Fate of the Furious" rolled out this weekend in 63 markets around the globe, opening at No. 1 in each country along the way. The film earned more than $10 million in Thursday  previews in North America, on its way to a $45.6 million opening day.

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The first seven films in the action franchise, which launched in 2001, have earned a combined $3.9 billion worldwide.

Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game—and the rest of the crew has been exonerated—the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron) seduces Dom into the world of crime he can’t seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before.

From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, our elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world’s stage…and to bring home the man who made them a family.

"The Fate of the Furious" stars  franchise veterans Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky and Kurt Russell, joined by newcomers Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren.

(via CNN.com)