‘The Bad Guys’ Holds China Box Office Lead in Further COVID-Hit Weekend
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe mainland China box office remained moribund over the latest weekend, lacking direction or new releases and achieving nationwide revenue of just $11.4 million.The country is continuing to suffer from clusters of COVID infections that have caused mass lockdowns in some cities and the temporary closure of many cinemas.
Even as there is now talk of easing restrictions in Shanghai, which had been locked down for five weeks, there is the prospect of new restrictions in capital city Beijing.
The government has also imposed a blanket ban on all but essential overseas travel.U.S. animation film “The Bad Guys” remained in top of the box office chart for a second week (its third weekend on release) with a Friday to Sunday score of RMB26.5 ($3.9 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
That gives it a running total of RMB130 million ($19.1 million) since April 29, 2022. “Stay With Me” which released on the same say, held second place in the weekend chart with RMB11.6 million ($1.7 million).
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