China box office: ‘Tomb Raider’ debuts top, ‘Black Panther’ drops to second

Action-adventure starring Alicia Vikander takes $43.5m over opening weekend.Tomb Raider stole the Chinese box office crown in the week of Mar 12-18, while Operation Red Sea is now China’s second biggest film in history.Warner Bros’ reboot starring Alicia Vikander and reviewed here, earned $43.5m over its three-day opening weekend, almost doubling that of its North American debut.

China is set to become the biggest market worldwide.Disney’s superhero film Black Panther lost its traction after opening top and dropped to second, adding $30.9m for $101.3m after 10 days.Dante Lam’s latest military action film Operation Red Sea

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