China box office: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ has soft opening, draws mixed reviews

Although the film topped the weekend box office, it appears to have suffered from a range of factors depressing mainland China box office.Disney’s live-action Mulan grossed $22.7m on its opening weekend (September 11-13), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, a relatively soft opening for a film that was relying on Chinese box office, and only a shade above the $20.6m grossed by The Eight Hundred over the same period.Although the film topped the weekend box office, it appears to have suffered from a range of factors depressing mainland China box office, from piracy to mixed reviews, and

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