Can ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ top these box office hits in China?
Presales have surpassed 100 million yuan for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, released today in cinemas across China. Which other movies have been huge commercial successes in the world’s biggest movie-going market?
Avengers: Infinity War, which opens today in cinemas across China, is targeting a whopping US$2 billion in global ticket sales by the summer.
The film is expected to be a huge success in China. How might it compare with other movies that have been big commercial hits in the world’s biggest movie-going market.
Transformers: Age of Extinction, an American science fiction action movie, was released in China in 2014. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, and Kelsey Grammer, it was the only film to gross over US$1 billion that year. According to Box Office Mojo, which tracks box office revenue and publishes the data on its website, the movie was the biggest box office hit in China in 2014, with recorded takings at US$320,000,000.
The seventh movie in The Fast and the Furious action series, which puts a beam on illegal street racing, heists and espionage, was directed by Malaysian Chinese director James Wan and stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Jordana Brewster. Furious 7 grossed US$$390,910,000 in China in 2015.
