China Box Office: ‘Frozen 2’ Makes Best China Debut Ever for Disney Animated Film

Frozen 2” iced out all its competitors in China this weekend, skidding out in front of the pack to top the local box office with a $53.2 million debut – the best ever for a Disney animated film in the Middle Kingdom.

“Frozen 2” made more in three days than the original “Frozen” made during its entire Chinese theatrical run ($48 million) in 2014.It was also the third-highest opening weekend ever for an animated film in China.“Frozen 2” currently has viewer ratings of 9 and 7.3 out of 10 on the Maoyan and Douban platforms, respectively.

Musicals have historically not been very popular in China, something reflected in the comments of those who gave less favorable reviews.

“After five minutes there’s a short music video, after another 10 there’s another long one! Has Disney gone crazy?” wrote one on Douban.Awkwafina’s “The Farewell” was initially scheduled to debut last Friday as well, but it was pulled at the last minute,

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