Posted on 04/24/2019 8:11:20 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame has a stranglehold on China as it continues to surge in early rollout there. After heating up a new midnight milestone worth RMB 189M ($28.1M) on Tuesday, today’s tallies just keep climbing. As of this evening locally, early estimates were coming in at RMB 719M ($107M), including midnights, for the first day. The opening on the Anthony Russo- and Joe Russo-helmed Endgame sets a new all-time record in the market, eclipsing previous champ Monster Hunt 2, which bowed during Chinese New Year 2018.
Projections in the Middle Kingdom are running equally wild with many watchers upping their initial $250M-$280M launch weekend estimates above the high end of that range and into the $300Ms. Word of mouth is as strong as Thanos with a 9.1 on reviews aggregator Douban and a 9.3 on Maoyan. These are among the best scores ever for an MCU movie in the superhero-loving market (the previous top Maoyan scorers were Guardians Of The Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, both at 9.2).
There has been some caution on the China debut given the five-day opening frame has only one non-work/non-school day. Based on that, and the buzz surrounding this series-ender, Saturday should top today’s figures while the other days are expected to play lower. Next week, however, includes holidays from May 1-4.
Maoyan, which is reporting attendance is 55% male and 45% female in the Tier 1 cities, is now projecting an RMB 3.58B ($533M) finish for Endgame, having increased from its earlier RMB 3.5B estimate. That would make it the highest-grossing Hollywood movie ever in China as well as the 4th biggest ever behind local pics Wolf Warrior 2, The Wandering Earth and Operation Red Sea.
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Who Cares?
A helluva lot of us. Why did you have to come on this thread just to criicize? Why do people do this? If you are not interested in this series of films, why stop on the thread just to be a jerk? I really have to wonder about this. Is this the conservative form of “virtue signaling”?
Now that we have hooked the Chinese kids on video games, our victory is assured. In fifteen years they won’t be able to grow rice or make noodles, much less write or even read Mandarin.
TWB
Tons of Chinese product placement or the US government is stupid ,LOL
“Is this the conservative form of “virtue signaling”?”
I’d say so. Good call. I often compare it to having a chat with co-workers at the water cooler and someone comes up and says, “I don’t like what you’re talking about.”
At the very least, it’s rude.
1 rotten review and 55 favorable reviews so far.
It is available at multiplex in my area around the clock and on several screens all weekend long.
Some sorta good seats available Saturday 3am ... but selling fast. Also 5am Sunday.
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