A slow start! Disney’s ‘Mulan’ opens weak in China with $23.2 million over the weekend
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Walt Disney Co’s big-budget film “Mulan” pulled in $23.2 million over the weekend at box offices in China.
The debut for “Mulan” fell short of director Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” which grossed nearly $30 million in China a week earlier.
The movie had been set to debut in March until it was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has limited moviegoing worldwide.
“That’s a disappointing debut,” said Jeff Bock, senior media analyst at Exhibitor Relations Co. “Disney made this film for Chinese audiences and they saw it pretty much fall flat.”
Worth mentioning here is that the lavish $200 million movie was marred by controversy after star Liu Yifei voiced support for Hong Kong’s police as they cracked down on democracy protests last year.
