Raman Hui’s family-friendly adventure, “Monster Hunt 2” earned $190 million to top the China box office over the first three days of the Chinese New Year holidays.Though “Monster Hunt 2” ran out as winner, the box office bounty was widely spread.
“Detective Chinatown 2” also earned $154 million in three days, and took the crown from “Monster Hunt” on Sunday.
Data from Ent Group showed fantasy “The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women” earning $79.9 million, and actioner “Operation Red Sea” scoring $70.3 million.
Chinese-made animation, “Boonie Bears” earned a cool $40.9 million in fifth place.Together the top five films scored a record-breaking $543 million.
The total is more than double the score achieved in the equivalent Chinese New Year weekend in either of the last two years.
Last year, the session was worth $205 million.
In 2016, the weekend cumulative was $224 million.One explanation for the huge leap is that now that exhibition chains have built out multiplexes into fourth and fifth
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