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“Pacific Rim” made $112 million in China four years ago, while Legendary’s last monster flick, 2014’s “Godzilla,” enjoyed a $32 million second frame after a $36 million opening.īut “Kong” has blown by the Chinese totals for both films, reaching $150 million on Thursday. While many western exports face a heavy drop-off after their opening weekend, “Kong” had the added appeal of being a monster movie, a genre that has done very well in China. The film had the advantage of strong local support from the Dalian Wanda Group, which purchased Legendary last year, and internet company Tencent, which co-financed the film.īut what has really allowed “Kong” to soar to a half-billion is Legendary’s smart move to release the film in China on March 24, a week after the release of the attention-consuming “Beauty and the Beast” and a week prior to China’s Qingming festival, a popular weekend for going to the movies. Then “Kong” got another boost from its Chinese release, which saw the film get the second-biggest opening of 2017 in that market with $72 million. After four weekend frames, the film has now passed $150 million domestically.Īlso Read: Family Films to Dominate Slow Box Office Weekend as 'Smurfs' Enter Fray “Kong” surprised some in Hollywood a month ago when it blew away both tracker expectations and its main competitor, “Logan,” with a $61 million domestic opening.

The film now currently has $509 million, with almost 60 percent of that total coming from those two markets.

and Legendary Pictures once again, as “Kong: Skull Island” has passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office thanks to a strong yields in both the U.S. King Kong has proven to be a moneymaker for Warner Bros.

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