The film clocked up $96.6m over its three-day opening weekend, 56% of the week’s total box office.
"Captain America: Civil War" soared to the top of the Chinese weekly chart for the period of May 2-8. Its three-day opening weekend reached a staggering $96.6m, accounting for about 56% of last week’s total box office.
The Marvel/Disney superhero sequel, released simultaneously with the US, debuted with $30.44m on Friday, making it the fourth biggest opening day among Hollywood titles in China. It shot up by 25.5% to $38.21m on its second day, making it the second biggest single day for a Hollywood film.
"Civil War" has already surpassed the entire run of "Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice" and is expected to soon overtake its 2014 predecessor "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" ’s gross of $115.62m.
Edko Films’ romantic comedy sequel "Finding Mr Right: Book Of Love" was relegated to second place with $43.58m for $98.46m after 10 days.
In its fourth week, "The Jungle Book" held up well in third place with $16.15m. Currently Disney’s third highest grossing release ever in China, it has amassed $148.37m after 24 days.
It was followed by five Chinese holdovers: "Phantom Of The Theater" on $4.71m for $12.80m after 10 days; "MBA Partners" on $3.87m for $11.94m after 10 days; "Xuan Zang" on $1.96m for $4.78m after ten days; "Yesterday Once More" on $1.88m for $27.46m after 17 days; and local animation "Adventure Of Frog" on $0.55m for $1.29m after nine days.
Rounding out the weekly top 10 were "The Huntsman: Winter’s War" with $0.53m for $16.36m and "Buddy Cops" with $0.42m for $4.54m, both from 17 days.
After a slow April, the Chinese ticket sales have regained its momentum in May thanks largely to "Finding Mr Right: Book Of Love" and "Captain America: Civil War". Last week’s box office saw an increase of 32.5% from the week before.
Without strong competition, "Captain America: Civil War" is likely to remain dominant this week. Upcoming releases include "Tarsem Singh’s Self/less" (May 12) as well as Ariel Vromen’s "Criminal" and Singapore-China-Thailand omnibus "Distance" (May 13).