Disney’s Chinese-themed “Mulan” got off to a soft start on its debut in mainland China theaters on Friday. By 7 p.m. on opening day, the Niki Caro-directed film had clocked up $6.23 million (RMB42.…
By 7 p.m. on opening day, the Niki Caro-directed film had clocked up $6.23 million , according to data from film ticketing agency Maoyan. That made it the top grossing title so far on Friday, with a 46% market share.
With many other countries getting “Mulan” as a premium VOD offering on Disney Plus, China may end up as the film’s highest grossing theatrical territory. But “Mulan” may struggle to beat “Tenet” in China. In an early estimate, Maoyan is currently projecting that “Mulan” will achieve a lifetime gross of only $42.6 million.
But the coronavirus and spiralling political problems meant multiple delays to the scheduled release, giving time for the film to become frozen into the Cold War that’s icing up U.S.-China relations.
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