Chinese fantasy sequel Monster Hunt 2 is the new king of Chinese New Year.The live-action/CGI fusion film opened to an enormous $97 million in mainland China on Friday, the first day of the weeklong traditional family holiday, which has become one of the world’s biggest box-office seasons.The debut crushed the prior record held by The Fate of the Furious ($69 million) for the largest single-day performance in Chinese box-office history.The film’s director, Raman Hui, spent 20 years at DreamWorks Animation, where he co-directed Shrek The Third. Hui returned to China in 2014 to direct the first Monster Hunt movie…
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