"The Fast and the Furious" was released in the United States on June 22, 2001. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $200 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews, with praise for Walker and Diesel's performances and the action sequences, and criticism aimed at the storyline and its ending. It was later re-released on June 22, 2016, to commemorate the film's fifteenth anniversary. The success of "The Fast and the Furious" launched a multimedia franchise and a series of nine sequels, starting with "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003).