'The Wandering Earth II' hits top 10 at North American weekend box office
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- 01 Feb 2023
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Despite a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada, China's homemade sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth II" broke into the top 10 at the North American box office this weekend, according to studio figures released by measurement firm Comscore on Sunday.
The much-anticipated prequel to China's sci-fi epic, "The Wandering Earth," is being released by Well Go USA in Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles in some major cities across the U.S. and Canada.
Comscore senior movie analyst Paul Dergarabedian pointed out in an email to Xinhua that the film "had a terrific weekend rounding out the Top 10 with $1.355 million in just 170 locations."
"The Wandering Earth II" has earned $2.71 million in North America since it was released on January 22, the Chinese Lunar New Year's Day.
Dergarabedian added that the film "had another strong showing" with $144.325 million for the weekend at global box office for a worldwide cume to date of $465.95 million, "riding a wave of Lunar New Year momentum." Read More…
