Disney and Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Fever , starring Paul Rudd, drops in Chinese theaters To No. 3 earned just $7 million in its second weekend of local showings. Meanwhile, Hong Kong courtroom thriller A Guilty Conscience topped the list with an $8.5 million debut, according to box office tracker Artisan Gateway. And the sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth 2 , which has been in theaters for over a month since the Chinese New Year holiday, boosted its box office by regaining second place with $7.4 million . Total $100 million dollars.
Chinese audiences have high social ratings for Ant-Man 3 – Maoyan 8.8, Alibaba Taopiaopiao 8.7, Douban 6.1 — but it earns far less than the franchise’s first two titles. 9 days after release, Ant-Man 3 made $39.4 million dollars. Maoyan currently plans to complete the film with a total investment of approximately $39 million US dollars. The original Ant-Man made $121 in 2015 .4 million and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, bringing $121 .2 million dollars 2015.
China’s weekend box office totaled only $39.6 million, the smallest frame so far Year. But thanks to the bumper harvest during the Lunar New Year holiday, the nationwide gross of 2022 was 7% higher than that of 2015 over the same period.
A Guilty Conscience is the directorial debut of prolific screenwriter turned filmmaker Ng Wai Lun ( Anita Mui, Cold War 2 and Unbeatable). The film achieved historic success in Hong Kong last year and became the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong history, with a box office breakthrough of 121 one million Hong Kong dollars (approximately $ .$8 million). The film stars Dayo Wong as a guilty lawyer who fights for clients who have been falsely accused and unfairly imprisoned. Louise Wong co-stars with Fish Liew, Renci Yeung, Adam Pak and Michael Wong Man-tak. Despite the limited release time, A Guilty Conscience has won praise from audiences in mainland China. The social ratings of Maoyan 9.2, Tao Piao Piao 9.5, and Douban 7.7 show that the solid performance in the past few weeks is ahead of schedule. . 2023 2022
