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China Box Business office: ‘Free Guy’ Bests ‘Tenet’ In 3rd Weekend at the Top

“Free Guy” retained its guide of the China box office environment for the third weekend in a row, and has now surpassed “Tenet” in area income.

It introduced in $12.4 million on a rare weekend with 3 non-Chinese language titles in the prime 5, according to Maoyan figures.

China’s box office environment has been dismal all summer months and the slump continued this week with, when again, only 5 films that produced more than $1 million. Nonetheless, authorities have selected to retain out best Hollywood moneymakers like “Shang-Chi” and enable important blockbusters like “Dune” and “No Time to Die” languish in limbo with out launch dates.

“Free Guy” was a person of the uncommon summer movies that launched only in theaters stateside, in which it has just surpassed the $100 million mark. In China, its cume is now up to $76.5 million, according to Maoyan. China revenue for “Free Guy”

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Opening Weekend for A Quiet Place 2 Bests Entire Box Office of Tenet

“Cruella” was less impressive, but Memorial Day weekend exceeded expectations in a big step toward recovery for exhibition.

Those who placed bets on John Krasinski as the savior of movie theaters, collect your winnings. While you’re at it, tip your hat to Paramount. “A Quiet Place Part II,” similar to its predecessor directed by and starring Krasinski, finally was released more than 14 months after its original date. One of the earliest titles to be jettisoned after the onset of COVID-19, it was ultimately placed this weekend after Universal vacated “F9” for June 25.

Paramount — along with Disney, which saw “Cruella” open to an initial $21.3 million — gambled that theaters would be ready to approximate the business they hoped for last year. That’s happened, even with a 45-day theatrical window (for “A Quiet Place Part II”; “Cruella,” of course, is now available to Disney+ subscribers with a $29.95 

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