Sam Mendes’ World War I saga “1917” took the top spot at China’s box office this weekend with a $5.3 million debut, according to data from industry tracker Maoyan, as overall nationwide ticke…
, when less than half the country’s venues were open. No cinema in the country on Sunday sold more than 1,800 tickets, while only two did on Saturday.
The mainland debut for “1917” bring its global cume to nearly $382 million, but the opening is quite small for a country where audiences are usually drawn in by emotional war films. In comparison, Roland Emmerich’s much less critically acclaimed World War II film “Midway,” earned $14.4 million in China on its opening weekend last November, when business was still in full swing.
Cautious audiences, however, appear to be waiting for major new titles that haven’t already snuck their way into homes over months of quarantine through piracy.
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