Paramount’s “Transformers” spin-off “Bumblebee” flew to the top of the Chinese box office its opening weekend, hauling in $58.8 million.
While nothing to scoff at, the figure marks the lowest opening for the franchise in years, where other “transformers’ installments have broken ticketing records.“Transformers: The Last Knight” took in $120 million during its 2017 opening weekend and 2014’s “Transformers: Age of Extinction” hauled in $92 million, marking the 11th and 23rd largest opening weekends of all time in China, respectively.
As a spin-off rather than a full “Transformers” film, it might not raise too many eyebrows “Bumblebee” didn’t do quite as smashingly as its explosive predecessors.Chinese movie-goers are raving about the film, giving it a high 9.2 out of 10 rating on user review platform Maoyan, and a solid 7.3 on Douban.
Users cooed over puppy-like lead Autobot Bumblebee, calling him “utterly adorable,” with many saying the new film was sure to appeal to more women.
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