“Free Guy” grabbed a convincing win at the top of the China box office, marking the end of a Hollywood drought and was earned despite difficult conditions.The family-friendly comedy earned $23.8 million in three days, according to data from Artisan Gateway.
That was fully 56% of the nationwide theatrical haul between Friday and Sunday.It earned $3.77 million of its total from Imax screens.
That was 16% of the nationwide weekend total from only 1% of screens.The new release title knocked action film “Raging Fire” into second place.
It scored $8.5 million for a $163 million cumulative since its July 30 debut.Chinese youth romance film “Farewell My Lad” was the weekend’s other top new release title.
It earned a disappointing $2.3 million in fourth place.The film was directed by Yin Ruoxin and stars Zhang Zifeng, the same duo as first quarter hit “Sister” which earned over $100 million.
Farewell My Lad was scheduled to have
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