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Detective Chinatown 3 topples Avengers: Endgame for biggest ever opening weekend from a single market

February 15, 2021 by Gary Collinson

The coronavirus pandemic may be strangling the life out of the theatrical industry across most of the world, but studios, distributors and exhibitors will be seeing a glimmer light at the end of the tunnel with the news that Detective Chinatown 3 has just smashed box office records in its opening weekend in China.

The buddy comedy grossed $398 million across its opening three-day Lunar New Year weekend in China, topping Avengers: Endgame’s $357 million opening in the United States to set a brand new record for the biggest opening weekend ever in a single territory.

In total, the Chinese box office pulled in an amazing $697 million between Friday to Sunday – crazy numbers even before you take into account that some cinemas in the Middle Kingdom continue to operate at a reduced capacity.

With a bumper opening weekend for the third instalment, the Detective Chinatown franchise has also surpassed $1 billion worldwide, the first two instalments having grossed $120.6 million and $544.2 million respectively.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: avengers: endgame, detective chinatown 3

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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