'China Weekend Box Office Tumbles
Office Tumbles
The top
film, Japanese animation film, “Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween” dropped 71% in its second frame
6 million between
Friday and Sunday, down more than 60% on the previous weekend, according to data from consultancy
Unchallenged by
new releases, “Conan” held a market share more than double that of second placed film “
“Homecoming” added
$700,000 in fourth place, lifting its cumulative to $221 million, earned over a two-month period
Imported thriller
“Fall” took fifth place with $500,000 (RMB3
New cases
are being detected in every province in the country
Nationwide infection
totals have hit recent record levels (39,300 on Sunday) and new deaths from COVID have been
Localized restrictions
have been applied within major cities including Beijing, Guangzhou and Chongqing
And, while
city-wide lockdowns like the one operated in Shanghai earlier this year, have not since been
Exhibitors’ hopes
for a brisk year end were given a boost last week by the announcement that “
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