Paramount and DreamWorksGhost in the Shell began its box office sprint in China yesterday, with a mere $7.8 million on its opening day. But, for the moment, the Scarlett Johansson sci-fi thriller is playing like a relatively conventional Hollywood biggie in the world's second-biggest moviegoing market. It's an okay opening, and this means it will possibly surpass its North American total. At a glance, a $7.8 million opening day (including online ticketing fees) means a $23m opening weekend and a $47-$51m total. And if Paramount's xXx 3 can pull a $60m+ weekend and $163m total, then... Well, I'm really interested to see how that one does in China next weekend.

Source: Forbes April 07, 2017 15:00 UTC