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China Box Office: ‘Shazam!’ and ‘M3gan’ Open Weakly

20.03.2023 - 08:27

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hollywood’s new release titles fantasy action adventure “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and horror thriller “M3gan” made only modest impressions on the box office in mainland China in their opening weekends.

The box office chart was led by “Post-Truth,” a Chinese comedy which probes the impact of social media in a story about a wronged small-time businessman.

It earned $18.8 million (RMB130 million) in its second weekend of release, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.

That was an increase of more than 10% on its opening frame. After ten days on release, “Post-Truth” has a cumulative of $51.2 million (RMB353 million).

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