BOX OFFICE: ANT-MAN Has Third Biggest Marvel Opening Of All-Time In China
The good news for Marvel's Ant-Man keeps on coming this week, as it's had a huge opening day in the Middle Kingdom which places it in third place behind only two of their other releases. Which ones and how much has it made so far? Hit the jump for the latest details...
Following the news yesterday that Ant-Man opened 60% bigger in China during midnight screenings than Guardians of the Galaxy did last year, it has now been confirmed that the final Phase 2 movie had Marvel's third biggest opening day of all-time in the country. In fact, its only been beaten by Iron Man 3 and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and its $12.9 million haul signals good things to come for Ant-Man. The former went on to earn $120 million there, while the latter grossed $240 million. It's hard to say where Ant-Man is going to fall between those, but it only needs to reach around $90 million for it to hit $500 million worldwide. It's now easy to see why Marvel went ahead and gave Ant-Man and The Wasp the green light, eh? Don't forget to check out the trailer for the Ant-Man Blu-ray by clicking here and then be share your thoughts on this news in the usual place.
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