Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, says the inaugural weekend of "F9" is "an excellent opening in an extraordinary series." The 2015 entry "Furious 7" marked a franchise high, posting a huge $147.2 million in its first three days of release, on its way to $353 million at the domestic box office and $1.5 billion globally.ĭavid A. The previous film in the core series was 2017's "The Fate of the Furious," which opened to $98 million and ultimately grossed $226 million in North America and $1.2 billion worldwide. In terms of "Fast" series launches, "F9" has a slight edge on the 2019 spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw," which generated $60 million and ended its theatrical run with $173 million in the U.S. "F9" wasn't expected to reach the opening weekend heights of its franchise predecessors because attendance hasn't returned to pre-COVID levels and the Canadian box office, which accounts for part of North American revenues, is still almost entirely shut down. Prior to this weekend, Paramount's "A Quiet Place Part II" held the pandemic-era opening weekend with $48.3 million in inaugural ticket sales. "F9" is the latest blockbuster-hopeful to set a new box office benchmark for COVID times. The big-screen homage to hulking men, speedy cars, and gravity-defying stunts is giving some much-needed momentum to the movie theater business, which has been struggling to rebound as audiences begin to feel comfortable returning to their local multiplex. That's by far the biggest start for a movie at the U.S. God provides what we need to walk confidently and humbly in this life, while serving others.Los Angeles: The only thing stronger than family? The box office debut of "F9," the latest entry in Universal's "Fast & Furious" saga.Īfter many delays over the course of a year and a half, "F9" opened to a mighty $70 million from 4,179 North American venues. How can I show the power of God working through me to others? How can I walk in both humility and confidence? REMEMBER: RENEWING RESOURCES:Ī Woman's Walk with God: Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit is an invitation to experience the joys of moment-by-moment living in the Lord's power―and producing the fruit of the Spirit in every circumstance! REFLECT: Open doors for me to bravely serve You and share Your truths. RESPOND:įather God, when I’m hesitant to show faith in You, give me courage and the right words to say that will lead people to You. Each facet of your life and each person in it is a prime opportunity arranged by God for nurturing the beauty of humility, confidence in God, and loving Christian service through you. Allow Him to do great things in and through and for you. What are you wearing today? God wants us to be marked by our clothing, our garments of humility, our confidence in Him. He doesn’t sound very confident, does he? We learn that God enabled and strengthened the meek man Gideon into a mighty warrior, a man of valor, a man of mighty faith (Hebrews 11:32-33). A young man named Gideon secretly “threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites” (Judges 6:11). In Old Testament times, the Midianites periodically destroyed the crops of the children of Israel. And finally, may we be clothed with humility (1 Peter 5:5). Every day we can adorn yourself with good works (1 Timothy 3:10). We can choose to put on love (Colossians 3:14). God gives us tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering (Colossians 3:12). We can put on a gentle and quiet spirit (1 Peter 3:4). We can put on the new man (Ephesians 4:24). Here’s a partial description of God’s approved wardrobe. You can get up every day, go to your closet, and select the spiritual clothes you’ll wear for the day. This is true for every area of your Christian life. He only asks that we have confidence in Him! And when God commands, He also supplies. ![]() But now I feel like such a loser.” Do you feel this way? My God never asks for us to have confidence in ourselves.
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