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‘F9’ Roars Toward an Estimated $52 Million Opening Day in China Despite Security ‘Threat’ Variety 1 hr ago
“F9,” the latest installment in the “Fast & Furious” franchise, is already revving up for a box office takeover though a notably less spectacular one than other franchise films in years past.
Its release appears not to have been marred by what Universal Pictures called a security “threat” earlier this week that forced the studio to abruptly cancel a major promotional event in Shanghai.
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“F9” racked up more than $32.6 million (RMB210 million) in pre-sale tickets, making it the most hotly anticipated Hollywood tentpole of the year so far. It broke the RMB100 million ($15.5 million) pre-sale mark at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the RMB200 million ($31 million) mark at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to movie ticketing service Maoyan.
BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) Love Will Tear Us Apart, a Chinese romantic film, topped China box office chart on Thursday, raking in 99.8 million yuan (about 15.5