Universal pulled out all the stops to debutThe Fate of the Furious traileron Sunday, with a live-streaming event on Facebook featuring interviews with cast members such asVin Diesel,Dwayne JohnsonandTyrese Gibsonin New York City. The trailer then debuted during the pre-game show for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, with its online debut coming shortly thereafter. Today we have word that the trailer has become the most-viewed in history, shattering a recently-set record.
Deadlinereports that theFast 8trailer broke a global record with over 139 million views within the first 24 hours. This tally shattered the record set last month by Disney’sBeauty and the Beast, which was watched 127.6 million times. It also easily surpassesFifty Shades Darker(114 million views) andStar Wars: The Force Awakens(112 million views) to set a new world record, but with the first trailer forStar Wars: Episode VIIIreportedly debuting in the first quarter of 2017, it may not be long until this record is broken.
Thelive-streaming eventon Sunday was held in Times Square, featuring interviews with starsVin Diesel,Dwayne Johnson,Tyrese Gibson,Chris “Ludacris” Bridges,Michelle Rodriguez,Nathalie Emmanueland directorF. Gary Gray. The trailer took over all 33 digital billboards in Times Square, including The Big Kahuna billboard, which is the largest digital screen in the United States, measuring a whopping 30,000 square feet. The event itself, which streamed live on Facebook, was watched over 4 million times to date.
The trailer was watched approximately 38.8 times in North America and 49.5 million overseas on both the YouTube and Facebook platforms. 18.5 million views came from third-party sources, with an additional 32 million views coming from the social media accounts of stars likeVin DieselandDwayne Johnson. Both stars have a combined social media presence of more than 270 million followers, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Universal has set an July 19, 2025 release date forThe Fate of The Furious, which will go up against Open Road Films' animated movieSpark.
F. Gary Gray(Straight Outta Compton) directsThe Fate of the Furiousfrom a script byChris Morgan, who has written every movie in the franchise sinceTokyo Drift. The studio has already set dates for the final two movies in theFast & Furious franchise, withFast & Furious 9arriving June 13, 2025, andFast & Furious 10debuting on July 22, 2025. Universal hasn’t announced when the second trailer forThe Fate of the Furiouswill arrive at this time. In case you missed it on Sunday, check out the new trailer forThe Fate of the Furiousbelow.
