Romulus Rakes in More Bucks Than All of North America

Ah, the glamorous world of box office numbers! The land where every ticket counts, every popcorn kernel matters, and every flop is a national disaster. Let’s dive into the latest escapades of our Hollywood titans in the Chinese market, shall we?

Alien: Romulus is strutting its stuff in China like a boss. 🎬💪 For the third consecutive weekend, it’s sitting pretty at the top of the box office. Who knew extraterrestrials had such staying power? Meanwhile, our Thai friends with their comedy flick, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, have snuck into the top five. Bravo! 👏

But wait, let’s not get too carried away. These wins for foreign films are making the local Chinese productions look like they missed the memo on how to entertain. Seriously, the Chinese summer movie season is dragging like a bad first date. 😬

Alien: Romulus raked in RMB63.4 million ($8.9 million) over the weekend. Not too shabby, eh? That brings the total to a whopping RMB661 million ($93.1 million). It’s even outshining its North American earnings of $88.8 million. 🌟

This year, Alien: Romulus is only second to Godzilla x Kong in China. And guess what? It pulled this off in August, a month usually reserved for Chinese films. Those restrictions? Shelved! The audience is hungry, and they’ll take their entertainment any way they can get it. 🍿

Switching gears, the Chinese crime actioner Go for Broke clawed its way up to second place, earning $6.2 million over the weekend. Not bad for a film that’s been out for 17 days and is sitting at a total of $44.9 million. 📈

And the summer’s darling, Successor, has made a grand re-entry into the top five. It pulled in $3.7 million, adding to its eye-popping total of $459 million. Talk about a blockbuster! 💥

Then there’s Untouchable, which earned $3.7 million in its second weekend. Not exactly setting the world on fire after its $10.3 million debut. 😒

Our Thai comedy-drama, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, has a cumulative total of $10.7 million since its release on August 23. A respectable showing, even if it did drop from its $4.4 million opening. 👵💸

According to Artisan Gateway, the total nationwide weekend box office was $40.8 million. That’s the lowest it’s been in ten weeks and a 22% drop compared to last year. Ouch! 😬

Maoyan, one of China’s top film ticketing agencies, reports that the summer season (June to August) saw a 44% drop compared to last year. The blame? Fewer blockbusters. Despite this, the number of films released and those grossing over RMB100 million hit a near six-year high. So, hey, silver linings! 💡

The summer season was a smorgasbord of genres—comedy, suspense, drama, crime, sci-fi, and animation. Top performers? Domestic titles like Successor and A Place Called Silence, which together grossed RMB1.35 billion. 🎉

And let’s not forget those imported films. Nine of them grossed over RMB 100 million this summer, more than last year. Notably, Alien: Romulus did better in China than North America. Maoyan’s report reads like a victory lap for imported IP films. 🏆

Moral of the Story: The box office is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get, but someone’s always making money. 🍫💸

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