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- A Chinese movie many have never heard of just beat several Avengers: Endgame’s records at the box office.
- Detective Chinatown 3 grossed nearly $400 million during its three-day launch, a figure that gives the film the world’s biggest opening weekend ever in a single market.
- The film’s launch weekend haul dwarfed Endgame’s US opening weekend. The Marvel film netted $357 million in late April 2019.
There was a time when millions of people would go out each weekend to specially designated entertainment centers that would play the latest attractions. They would sit in the same room, often filling it to capacity, and enjoy the same show on the same big screen. Each person would pay for at least one ticket and then match that entrance fee with a similar investment in often unhealthy refreshments. They were called cinemas or multiplexes, a much simpler version of Netflix where you’d have a more limited lineup to scroll through each weekend. This was all before the novel coronavirus pandemic, which put a stop to that communal entertainment experience. Boy was that fun!
In all seriousness, going to the theater is still a scary experience, assuming a cinema is open in your area. It’s the kind of potentially crowded indoor event that can become a super-spreader event. Millions of vaccine doses will be required until cinemas will be deemed safe again. Until then, most of the coming attractions will premiere online, or they’ll see additional delays. Not in China, however, a country that managed to contain COVID-19 outbreaks since that first wave in Wuhan. Cinemas are open in the country, where a film you probably haven’t heard of before just crushed several Avengers: Endgame records at the box office.
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ just had its box office records beaten by a Chinese movie you’ve never heard of originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 16 Feb 2021 at 23:17:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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