While it comes as no surprise that "Furious 7" catapulted the 14-year-old Fast & Furious franchise this weekend with a reportedly stunning $143.6 million debut and $240 million overseas (without any help from China, Japan and Russia, where it will open in the next few weeks), there are many studios that could take a few pointers from Universal Pictures/Comcast Corp.

On Thursday, Forbes respectfully pointed out, "purely for fun, and without taking anything away from the incredible artistic and financial success of the Marvel movie universe," "5 Reasons Why 'Furious 7,' Not 'Avengers 2,' Is What Hollywood Should Copy."

"It ("Furious 7") is the longest-running 'never-been-rebooted, never-been recast' franchise currently running. As Hollywood runs in circles trying to emulate the expanded universe success of the Marvel cinematic universe and/or specifically 'The Avengers,' it bears mention that perhaps the 'Fast & Furious' franchise is the one that Hollywood should be attempting to emulate."

In the piece, the author points out that the diversity of the "Fast & Furious" franchise is a strong quality that resonates with both the domestic and international box offices.

"Stop me if you've heard this one before: The' Fast & the Furious' franchise has struck global box office gold because of, not despite of, an ensemble cast that contains a multitude of ethnicities and a relative amount of gender parity. I adore the Marvel universe as much as the next movie nerd, but at the end of the day it's still dominated by white guys named Chris. That isn't to say that it has a perfect track record. Really only 'Fast & Furious 6' had a surplus of major female roles, Michelle Rodriguez needs to be allowed to fight dudes too, and the amount of camera ogling that occurs borders on self-parody. But the cast is a genuine multicultural rainbow in terms of representing the so-called melting pot of America."

There has also been the presence and direction from minority filmmakers for the "Fast & Furious" franchise, which has also proved to be another huge score for diversity, thus drawing a diverse audience.

"The films play huge with Hispanics, which of course are the fastest growing demographic, and six of the seven films have been directed by a minority filmmaker (John Singleton, Justin Lin x4, and now James Wan). It's certainly a better show of onscreen diversity than the vast majority of franchises. If I may be mercenary for a moment, there are of course fewer opportunities for minority actors and female actors of any color to play around in a major action franchise, so once you get them onboard they are less likely to jump ship into comparatively scary waters. Progress will come when we don't have to keep writing articles about the racial/gender diversity every time we get a new 'Fast & Furious' film. But in the meantime, it's a pretty easy way to separate yourself from the pack."

According to reports, "Furious 7''s" opening ranks ninth all-time behind "The Avengers," "Iron Man 3," the final "Harry Potter," two "Dark Knight" movies, two "Hunger Games" and "Spider-Man 3."

"So far, Furious 7 has earned $384 million worldwide, and is very likely on track to earn over $1 billion by the end of its run."

"Furious 7" is currently in theaters and "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron" hits theaters on May 1, 2015.