Author Barry Hertz on The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the opening weekend of “Wuthering Heights” and cover all the latest news in theatrical exhibition. Then in the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Barry Hertz, Deputy Arts Editor at the Globe and Mail, about his new book Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious, the Blockbusters that Supercharged the World. Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Episode Preview Barry Hertz Interview 01:00 Weekend Box Office Kickoff and Weathering Heights Opening 06:11 Weathering Heights $38M Debut Analysis 08:00 Warner Bros.’ Ninth in a Row 08:21 Sony’s Goat Opens to $35M 08:44 Amazon MGM’s Crime 101 Overperforms 11:43 Amazon MGM’s 2025 Slate Momentum 13:00 Disney Hits $1B Globally in February 14:00 Warner Bros. Sale Update 14:26 New Fast & Furious Release Date 2028 16:02 Barry Hertz Joins the Podcast 17:00 Discovering the First Fast & Furious 21:00 From Street Racing Article to Global Franchise 23:26 How the Franchise Went Global 29:00 Was Tokyo Drift Almost Direct to DVD? 30:00 Justin Lin Reinvents the Series 33:00 Universal and Vin Diesel Decline Participation 37:57 On Set Tensions and Diesel Johnson Rift 39:00 Scrapped Villain Super Team Plans 41:00 What’s Happening With Fast X Part 2?

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This episode was published on Feb 19, 2026.

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