Boxoffice
27 May 2021
The latest "Fast and Furious" action adventure film cruised to the top of the international box office at the weekend, trade magazine Variety reported, making a $162.4 million overseas debut outing. According to Variety, the figure came from ticket sales in eight markets, including China, Hong Kong and Korea. It marked the best opening weekend for a Hollywood blockbuster since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
5 Dec 2018
China's film market overtook the U.S. as the largest movie market for the first time in years. China's box office receipts has made $8 billion in 2018 by making $3.14 billion in the first quarter of the year, surpassing the entirety of China’s 2017 receipts.
24 Aug 2018
"Crazy Rich Asians," the first movie with an all-Asian ensemble cast from a major studio in 25 years, dominated this weekend's North American box office with some $25 million in ticket sales on Sunday (August 19), according to box office monitoring site Box Office Mojo.
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This weekend's box office results are in and once again the force is strong with the newest Star Wars instalment.
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