How much did F9cost to make? The Fast and the Furious franchise has been going strong since 2001, when Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto and the late Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner first lit up the screen together. Since then, the franchise has expanded to include nine films in total, with a tenth on the way, and two spinoffs starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. F9 is finally racing to theaters after a year-long release delay that was implemented due to the global pandemic. The sequel comes three years after The Fate of the Furious. 

The cost of each Fast and Furious movie has varied over the years, though the budget has increased over the course of the franchise. Some of that can likely be accounted for by inflation while the other reason is also because the films themselves have gotten bigger and bolder with their action sequences and vehicle stunts, all of which have come a long way since the first film and have included launching race cars out of a flying helicopter and through skyscrapers. F9 looks to have some of the franchise’s most ambitious stunts, with the sequel reportedly costing $200+ million to make. The amount, of course, includes only the production of the film itself and not the marketing budget needed to advertise it. 

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Internationally, F9 has already grossed $292.5 million after getting a May release in several countries. Its domestic gross is expected to raise the amount it’ll earn globally; this is in addition to the film being expected to open in more countries worldwide where available. This should make up for the $200+ million price tag, though it’s unclear still how north of $200 million the actual cost of the film is. The Fate of the Furious cost between $250-270 million to make, while Fast & Furious 6 and Furious 7 had budgets of $160-260 million and $190-250 million, respectively. Both of these sequels cleared the one billion dollar gross worldwide, though that was in pre-pandemic times. 

With F9 costing $200+ million, it might be safe to assume the film’s budget was closer to $300 million, especially considering the amount of money it cost to make its predecessors being in the $250-270 million range. Justin Lin returns to direct F9, his first in the franchise since Fast & Furious 6, with the film serving up some high-octane action sequences that defy realism but which put the production budget to good use. Of course, the price tag isn’t only to cover the stunts, but other production costs like crew wages, sets and production design, costumes, and so much more. 

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The Fast and the Furious franchise has been one of Universal Pictures’ most successful over the last 20 years, so it’s no surprise that the sequels continue getting big budgets to work with. The cost to make F9 will probably be replicated with Fast & Furious 10, which isn’t due in theaters for a while, but will likely try to upstage its predecessor with new and exciting stunts. For Universal, the cost to make F9 is usually worth it in the end.   

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