Combined with the film’s massive international opening of $432.3 million — well above the $280 million to $300 million analysts initially projected — “Fate” surpassed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” record-setting $529-million worldwide opening with $532.5 million. For example, “Furious 7” grossed $245 million in foreign countries in its first weekend, for a global debut of $392 million. (“Furious 7” collected $390 million in Chinese ticket sales, pushing its global haul to $1.5 billion.) It had Imax’s biggest April worldwide opening ever and is now the fourth-biggest worldwide Imax opening of all time. Caption 'Ghost In The Shell' movie review by Justin Chang Justin Chang reviews "Ghost In The Shell," directed by Rupert Sanders, starring Scarlett Johansson, Juliette Binoche, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbaek and Chin Han.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 16, 2017 15:50 UTC