The Fast & Furious franchise was a movie series about illegal street racers who also pulled off criminal heists, until one installment changed everything. In Fast Five, the franchise shifted into a film about former illegal street racers who began to work stopping major criminals, which led to enormous changes for the rest of the movies.
Fast Five saved the Fast & Furious franchise by shifting this focus and making the “family” almost like superheroes in espionage movies. Many consider the fifth film the best in the Fast & Furious series, and this is evident in the continued success it enjoys on streaming platforms.
Fast Five is now streaming on Prime Video and has entered the top 10, ranking at number eight in the U.S. for movies, 14 years after its theatrical release. It currently sits ahead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Twisters, and is trending up in the rankings. The brand-new Prime Video original movie Heads of State sits in the number one spot.
What This Means For Fast Five
Fast Five’s Success Tracks Well For The Upcoming End Of The Franchise
Fast Five was released in 2011 and marked a significant change for the Fast & Furious franchise. The former street criminals suddenly become heroes in this film, transforming from wanted men to a future where they would become secret agents working for mysterious government agencies. Nothing was the same after that.
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With a total of nine movies, including one spin-off, the Fast and Furious franchise has had plenty of entertaining scenes that fans love to rewatch.
Fast Five made an impressive $629.9 million at the box office and led to a future where two movies (Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious) broke the $1 billion mark. With the final film set to release in 2026, the reemergence of Fast Five as a streaming favorite bodes well for the future of that last movie.