Chinese cinema sales peak / Hollywood movie misery

Theater News Base: China’s cinemas recorded the lowest sales of the year in the past week, and the film industry sold only $ 12.6 million due to quarantine controls due to corona outbreaks.

While the prevalence of the corona is rising in some parts of China – although it is still very low compared to many countries – the country’s politicians have faced severe restrictions.

Meanwhile, the city of Shanghai, with a population of 25 million, as the center of the expansion of Covid 19, still keeps cinemas closed, and this has had a great impact on the overall sales of cinemas in the country.

China’s cinema sales to date have totaled $ 2.20 billion, down 24 percent from the same period last year.

Last week, Roland Amrich’s best-selling science fiction film in China was “Moonfall,” which sold $ 3.2 million between Friday and Sunday.

“Escape Room: The Champions Tournament,” which opened Saturday, grossed $ 1.9 million in two days, and “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,” which opened Sunday, grossed $ 1.8 billion.

While 4 of the 5 best-selling films this week are Hollywood movies, and “Batman” and “Anchartd” by Ruben Fleischer starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Banderas are in fourth and fifth place, it should be said that Hollywood movies are unlucky. They have faced a great deal and due to the closure of cinemas, the release schedule has been unfortunate for them.