Even though China-U.S. co-produced ($150 million) fantasy film doesn't come stateside for two more months, The Great Wall opend in China on Friday and, according to Variety, "had the second biggest single day for any film in China this year," grossing $22.6 million (RMB157 million).
"That performance gave it a massive 70% market share on Friday. It also made it one of the top two single day scores by any film this year," Variety reports. "Warcraft, against which Great Wall is inevitably bench-marked, earned RMB122 million on June 8, before accumulating a total of RMB1.47 billion ($212 million at current exchange rates). Chinese romance, I Belonged to You earned RMB101 million on Sept 29, before a lifetime total of RMB814 million ($117 million).
The film is about three Westerners ? portrayed by Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, and Willem Dafoe ? traveling to China to steal gun powder and bring it back to the West, but along the way, they stumble upon a secretive army that defends the Great Wall against monsters that attack every 60-years. Coincidentally, it also happens to be the eve of the battle, and the Westerners offer to help fight the monters.
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