Revving up against a line-up completely devoid of serious competitors, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” roared to the top of China’s box office with a $101 million debut, figures from consultancy Artisan Gateway show — more than four times the haul of the weekend’s second highest grossing title.
China is one of the franchise’s biggest fanbases in the world, and success in the territory can make or break a “Fast & Furious” film. The last two installments made more in China than they did in the U.S., with “The Fate of the Furious” bringing home a whopping $167 million more from mainland theaters than those at home.
“Hobbs & Shaw” similarly needs a win in China because — thanks to a a huge $200 million production budget and more than $125 million spent on distribution — analysts calculate that it must make $600 million globally in order to break even. It has made $148 million...
China is one of the franchise’s biggest fanbases in the world, and success in the territory can make or break a “Fast & Furious” film. The last two installments made more in China than they did in the U.S., with “The Fate of the Furious” bringing home a whopping $167 million more from mainland theaters than those at home.
“Hobbs & Shaw” similarly needs a win in China because — thanks to a a huge $200 million production budget and more than $125 million spent on distribution — analysts calculate that it must make $600 million globally in order to break even. It has made $148 million...
- 8/26/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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