'Fast X' attracts 1 million viewers in 7 days

"Fast X," also known as "Fast & Furious 10," surpassed one million ticket sales in just seven days after its release on Wednesday. The tenth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise attracted a cumulative one million sales as of 6 p.m...

Main poster for ″Fast x,″ also called ″Fast & Furious 10″ [UNIVERSAL PICTURES]

"Fast X," also known as "Fast & Furious 10," surpassed one million ticket sales in just seven days after its release on Wednesday.

The tenth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise attracted a cumulative one million sales as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to distributor Universal Pictures.

"Fast X" depicts the final run of Dom, played by Vin Diesel, a former criminal and street racer who had previously settled down with his family but gets called to the street racing scene again.

The film is directed by Louis Leterrier, who is known for two "Transporter" films (2002, 2013), "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), "Clash of the Titans" (2010) and "Now You See Me" (2013).

Vin Diesel is accompanied by actors Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, John Cena and Jason Statham, among others. Korean American actor Sung Kang also returns as Han Lue.

Past "Fast & Furious" franchise films have performed well in Korea, with the eighth film "The Fate of the Furious" attracting 3.6 million viewers and "F9" — the ninth installment — attracting 2.3 million viewers.

"F9" was the highest-grossing film at the global box office during the pandemic, with $681.5 million in ticket sales.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]