China Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Opens in Second Place Behind Runaway Hit ‘Successor’
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese hit comedy “Successor” comfortably topped the mainland China box office over the weekend and advanced its haul to over $300 million.
But “Deadpool & Wolverine” also enjoyed one of Hollywood’s strongest openings in the territory so far this year. “Successor,” a Chinese-produced comedy drama about escape from poverty, earned RMB364 million ($51.3 million) in what was its second official weekend of release and its third in reality, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway.
Its cumulative now stands at $317 million. “Deadpool & Wolverine” took $23.9 million over the weekend. With previews, it has a total of $24.5 million.
Some $5 million of the weekend total came from Imax screens. That was the second biggest opening weekend performance by any Hollywood film this year and is only bettered by “Godzilla x Kong,” a film produced by Wanda-owned Legendary Entertainment and handled by its China subsidiary Legendary East. “Godzilla x Kong” earned an opening $44.6 million in China.
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