With $170.5m total, China is the film’s biggest market so far.
Thanks to the three-day Qing Ming holidays (similar to All Souls’ Day in the West) which ran from Thursday – Saturday, last week’s Chinese box office (Apr 2-8) soared by about 27% week-on-week, the first rise in six weeks post-Chinese New Year.
Ready Player One earned $105.5m in its second week, making it the first Us film to top the charts for two straight weeks in 2018. Standing at $170.5m after 10 days, Warner Bros’ sci-fi adaptation is now the highest grossing foreign film and the fifth highest grossing film overall this year.
Thanks to the three-day Qing Ming holidays (similar to All Souls’ Day in the West) which ran from Thursday – Saturday, last week’s Chinese box office (Apr 2-8) soared by about 27% week-on-week, the first rise in six weeks post-Chinese New Year.
Ready Player One earned $105.5m in its second week, making it the first Us film to top the charts for two straight weeks in 2018. Standing at $170.5m after 10 days, Warner Bros’ sci-fi adaptation is now the highest grossing foreign film and the fifth highest grossing film overall this year.
- 4/9/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Sci-fi action sequel takes $68.3m from first three days, knocking ‘Tomb Raider’ to 2nd.
Hollywood dominated the Chinese box office in the week of Mar 19-25, as Pacific Rim: Uprising became the third Us film in a row to top the charts, following Black Panther and Tomb Raider.
Legendary East’s action sci-fi sequel stormed the charts with $68.3m from its first three days, almost on par with Black Panther in early March. This represented almost 60% of the first film’s final gross in 2013, preparing the franchise for a new record. It was also almost 2.5 times more than its simultaneous North American debut.
Hollywood dominated the Chinese box office in the week of Mar 19-25, as Pacific Rim: Uprising became the third Us film in a row to top the charts, following Black Panther and Tomb Raider.
Legendary East’s action sci-fi sequel stormed the charts with $68.3m from its first three days, almost on par with Black Panther in early March. This represented almost 60% of the first film’s final gross in 2013, preparing the franchise for a new record. It was also almost 2.5 times more than its simultaneous North American debut.
- 3/26/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Disney’s afrofuturist blockbuster takes $70.1m over three-day opening weekend.
After the local festive titles took turns to top the charts, Hollywood struck gold with Black Panther in the week of Mar 5-11, while Operation Red Sea is now officially the overall Chinese New Year champion.
Disney’s Black Panther has become the first Hollywood title to take the No.1 weekly spot in 2018 as the Chinese box office has been dominated by strong local blockbusters and Indian hit Secret Superstar.
The superhero film with a predominantly black cast debuted as the fourth highest for a Marvel Cinematic Universe (McU) title,...
After the local festive titles took turns to top the charts, Hollywood struck gold with Black Panther in the week of Mar 5-11, while Operation Red Sea is now officially the overall Chinese New Year champion.
Disney’s Black Panther has become the first Hollywood title to take the No.1 weekly spot in 2018 as the Chinese box office has been dominated by strong local blockbusters and Indian hit Secret Superstar.
The superhero film with a predominantly black cast debuted as the fourth highest for a Marvel Cinematic Universe (McU) title,...
- 3/12/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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