Two science fiction movies go head-to-head, one starring Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling, the other Gerard Butler and Andy Garcia. And that's just what happened with Blade Runner 2049 and Geostorm in North America. Read More: 3 Key Reasons Why Good Reviews Couldn't Save 'Blade Runner 2049' From Bombing In ChinaNow, take those same two movies and open them in China. When Geostorm opened on Friday against Blade Runner 2049, it out-earned the much better-reviewed Ford-Gosling picture by a margin of four-to-one, $10 million to just $2.4 million. Electric EntertainmentButler and Garcia are barely known if at all in China, but the Berkeley, California born Daniel Wu is a big star there.

Source: Forbes October 29, 2017 13:41 UTC