Unfortunately for “No Time to Die’s” China debut, government authorities have decided that it’s currently no time for citizens to risk dying of COVID-19 at the movies and are taking ext…
’s” China debut, government authorities have decided that it’s currently no time for citizens to risk dying of COVID-19 at the movies and are taking extra precautions to suspend cinema operations across the country this weekend as new outbreaks occur.
“No Time to Die” managed a $27.8 million opening weekend, according to data from the Maoyan ticketing platform, clocking in higher than “Dune”’s $21 million China debut the week before. It had opened Friday to sales of $8 million, again a bit more than “Dune”’s $6.45 million. The franchise’s familiarity to Chinese viewers is a point in 007’s favor.