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‘Soul’ Shines In Korea Debut; ‘Master’ Blast Encourages India Biz; Japan’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Topping $350M – International Box Office Deadline 1/24/2021
Soul got off to a jazzy start in
Korea this weekend, debuting at No. 1 and seeing the second best bow for a non-local title since the Covid pandemic began. The Pete Docter-directed original also launched in
Russia, at No. 1, and came in ahead of several pre-Covid animation openings. In total,
$10.4M weekend from 13 markets. See more on
Soul below.
Overall this frame, there were no major new breakouts. After opening as the No. 1 film globally last weekend across an extended debut,
Master becomes Vijay s fifth film to cross Rs 150 cr, revives box office in Tamil Nadu, Kerala Master has grossed more than $4.6 million in the five-day opening weekend in the overseas territories. Raja Sekar January 20, 2021 08:00:49 IST
Tamil Superstar Vijay s Pongal release
Master has given the much-needed push to the crumbling theatrical business in India. The film amassed more than Rs 160 crore(gross) at the worldwide box office in the five day opening weekend and has become the numero uno movie globally. The box office numbers of Hollywood films are on the lower side mainly because audiences in the USA, the biggest contributor of their theatrical business are not showing much interest to visit theatres due to the pandemic.
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While much of the world was under stay-at-home orders on the first day of 2021, Chinese moviegoers packed into cinemas to watch the romantic comedy Warm Hug and the drama A Little Red Flower, generating the country’s biggest New Year’s box office on record. The 545 million-yuan ($84 million) splashed out on movie tickets was the latest sign that household spending in China is above pre-pandemic levels, mainly thanks to the country’s effective suppression of the coronavirus’s spread.
That’s good news for China’s economy, as consumption has accounted for the bulk of growth in recent years, and for companies such as Nike Inc., which reported its China sales soared 24%, to $2.3 billion, in the most recent quarter the first time they’ve topped $2 billion.
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) Heartwarming film A Little Red Flower, the top earner at China box office since its release on New Year Eve, saw its total earnings