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Daniel Craig's 'No Time to Die' treks to top of China box-office with $8mn opening

By IANS | Updated: October 30, 2021 09:30 IST

Los Angeles, Oct 30 Hollywood star Daniel Craig's last James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' claimed the ...

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Los Angeles, Oct 30 Hollywood star Daniel Craig's last James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' claimed the honour of deposing record-breaking local film 'The Battle At Lake Changjin' from the top of the Chinese box office.

Throughout Friday, 'No Time to Die' tracked comfortably at the top of the Chinese chart, with market share as high as 55 per cent in the morning sessions.

Including midnight previews, Bond's day one aggregate hit $8.12 million. The last Bond film, 'Spectre', opened with a $44 million first weekend in China back in 2015 before going on to achieve an $84 million lifetime score in the Middle Kingdom.

Given that small Covid outbreaks have recently reinstated cinema restrictions in certain cities, and that Chinese audiences have increasingly turned away from Hollywood films over the past couple of years, few in the industry would expect 'No Time to Die' to reach 'Spectre' levels.

Bond's Friday numbers, however, seem closer to those of 'Dune', which opened a week earlier.

'Dune' scored $6 million on its first day and finished the weekend with $21.6 million.

On Friday, 'Dune' slipped to third place in the Chinese chart. 'Lake Changjin' in second place, now has a cumulative total of $842 million, earned from 29 days on release.

After eight days in Chinese cinemas, 'Dune' has amassed $29.2 million.

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