China Box Office: ‘Doraemon’ Wins Holiday Weekend

Japanese cartoon, “Doraemon The Movie 2018: Nobita’s Treasure Island” opened on top of the Chinese box office over the weekend.

It was helped by the Children’s Day holiday on Friday.The franchise feature, starring a big blue cat who is well-known from comics and TV series, opened on Friday and earned $24.3 million in three days.

More than half of that total came on Friday, when it scored $13.0 million.By Sunday, “Doraemon” had been edged into second place and overtaken by holdover “How Long Will I Love U.” The Chinese fantasy romance earned $15.9 million over three days for a cumulative of $110 million in 17 days.Disney’s “Avengers: Infinity Way” took third place with $13.9 million.

After 24 days on release, it has earned $354 million.Chinese animation, “Happy Little Submarine: 20000 Leagues Under The Sea” and “Magic Mirror 2” were local beneficiaries from the Children’s Day weekend.

“Submarine” earned $9.11 million in three days for fourth place.

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