China Box Office: Godzilla vs. Kong Walloped Again by Local Drama Sister
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“Godzilla vs. Kong” was once again muscled out of the top China box office slot by local drama “Sister” thanks to a $13.2 million third weekend cume that was no match for the latter’s $21 million.
Its China tally was a touch less than its $13.4 million second weekend sales in North America. Though “Godzilla” is being hailed Stateside as the highest grossing film domestically since the pandemic began for its $69.5 million cume to date, that figure is less than half its earnings in China thus far.
Chinese celebrities forced to pick between Beijing and the West over Uyghur abuses
Actors, models and influencers have cut ties with Western brands, lest they fall foul of the Chinese ruling party
4 April 2021 • 11:16am
China has been keen to portray a happy image of the troubled region, producing musical Wings Of Song
Credit: CCTV
All it took was a short social media post in China to spark massive public backlash against H&M and other foreign brands for expressing concern over forced labour allegations in Xinjiang region.
“Spreading rumours to boycott Xinjiang cotton, while also wanting to make money in China? Wishful thinking!” read the post by the Communist Party Youth League, along with the Swedish retailer’s announcement last year that it would stop sourcing from Xinjiang.