The Chinese box office suffered its quietest weekend in over a year.
And, with only one new release to enter the chart, Indian drama “Secret Superstar” once again emerged on top.The pre-Chinese New Year lull was weaker even than last week’s sluggishness, The combined score for the top ten films was a lowly $33.7 million.
The last time the aggregate was that weak was in September 2016, when there were many fewer theaters in China than today.Distributors and theater owners, however, can expect vastly different results from the upcoming weekend, when a host of broad family entertainment, popular names and Chinese-made franchise titles will compete fiercely for eyeballs – and perhaps cannibalize each other.The market stasis allowed “Superstar” to hold on to its unlikely victory.
It clocked up $8.61 million, for a cumulative of $109 million after 24 days on release, according to data from Ent Group.
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