China Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ Wins Weekend

Black Panther” opened on top of the China box office with a strong $66 million gross, defying doubts that Chinese audiences would warm to a movie with black lead actors.The film debuted strongly on Friday and dominated on each of its first three days.

Data from Ent Group shows it earning $20.7 million on Friday from 107,000 screenings; $27.1 million on Saturday on 110,000 screenings; and $17.6 million on Sunday from 108,000 outings.

It also enjoyed $1.4 million of previews and midnight screenings on Thursday.“Operation Red Sea,” which topped the chart last week fell to second place.

It earned $23.5 million in its fourth weekend, lifting its total to $527 million after 24 days.

That makes “Red Sea” the top film of 2018 in China and the top film among the pack of films released at Chinese New Year, when it opened in fourth place.“Detective Chinatown 2” placed third with $10.2 million.

Its cumulative after 24 days is $520 million.“Amazing China,” the government backed documentary,

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