‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ debuted at the top of the box office in mainland China in its first official week of release. But its debut was tender and led the market to one of the quietest weekends of the year.
The Common-DreamWorks Animation pic grossed US$14.7 million (RMB 105 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data provided by consultancy Artisan Gateway. With previews from the previous weekend (when the film ranked fourth), the film finished Sunday with US$25.9 million (RMB 184 million).
That compares to $57.8 million at the end of the same weekend and previews for Kung Fu Panda 3, released in 2016 a week before the Lunar New Year holidays.
Unlike the Chinese-themed third iteration of the American franchise, which was an official US-China co-production, “Kung Fu Panda 4” is considered an international image theme for import quotas and related revenue-sharing distribution. regime.
Taiwanese crime film “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon,” already showing on Netflix in territories outside China, fell to second place in the mainland Chinese charts in its fourth weekend of release. It has grossed US$6.8 million (RMB 48.5 million), bringing its total to US$84.6 million since its March 1 release.
Legendary East’s “Dune 2” added $4.6 million as it fell to third place in its third week of release in mainland China. After three weekends of release, it has accumulated US$44.2 million.
“Viva La Vida,” to be released next week by Lian Ray Photos, ranked fourth based on previews alone, ahead of its new official release date of March 30. It raised US$3.6 million (RMB 25.6 million) and has a cumulative total of US$16.6 million (RMB 118 million.
This entire set contains results from its previous official debut on February 10th, when it launched on Chinese New Year, but was crushed by a quartet of market leaders and was quickly pulled from release pending a second attempt. (The black comedy “The Film Emperor” was similarly overpowered and held back, but it’s unclear whether it will be able to make a successful comeback.)
“Vida La Vida” is a romantic comedy-drama about two individuals with serious illnesses who fall in love and care for each other. It is also the third half of a trilogy of pictures by director Han Yan.
“Keep in Mind Me” dropped from third to fifth place and grossed $2.2 million over the weekend. After ten days of release, it has a cumulative total of US$12.2 million.
Combined weekend box office in China was $39.5 million, giving a year-to-date operating score of $2.24 billion. Artisan Gateway calculates this as 5% ahead of the same level in 2023.
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