Sony's ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ had a shaky start in China over the weekend, opening to $24.7 million. Chinese noir romance ‘The Wild Goose Lake,’ meanwhile, got off to a strong start for an arthouse title, taking in $19.4 million.
made a shaky start in China over the weekend, opening to $24.7 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway.'s $39.7 three-day debut in January 2018. On China's 630 Imax screens, the sequel took in $2.3 million.didn't help. The film received social scores of 7.7, 8 and 6.2 out of ten from ticketing services Maoyan and Tiaopiaopiao and film fan site Douban, respectively.
The sequel reunites director Jake Kasdan with his Welcome to the Jungle stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas. Newcomers include Awkwafina, Danny Glover and Danny DeVito. China's box office had delivered some brighter news in second place. Diao Yinan's Chinese noir romance, which premiered at Cannes in May to mostly positive reviews , opened to $19.4 million — a strong finish for a film with arthouse flourishes. Diao's previous feature,, winner of Berlin's Golden Bear, was considered a commercial breakthrough for Chinese arthouse cinema back in 2014 when it earned $16.5 million.
Mainstream Chinese filmgoers appear to be responding favorably to the new feature, despite its somewhat slow pacing and meandering storyline.has scores of 8.2 on Tiapiaopiao and 7.5 on Douban — well above the norm for more challenging Chinese cinema. The film follows a gangster on the run , who sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam.slipped to third place in its third frame, adding $9.6 million while climbing to $105 million., a corruption thriller co-produced by China and Australia, scored fourth with $4.3 million. The film is written and directed by Xue Xiaolu.
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