We knew it wasn’t going to end well for The Last Jedi in China, but few could’ve suspected it would’ve been this bad — the film crumbled 91% in its second weekend earning just $2.4 million.
Dwane Johnson’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle roared into China over the weekend, racking up a strong $40 million.
The Sony tentpole finally toppled runaway Chinese hit The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes, which earned $25.3 million in its third frame, bringing its local total to $272 million. Globally, Jumanji, also starring Kevin Hart, has earned $667 million.
Disney’s and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, meanwhile, didn’t even put up a fight. Only in its second weekend on Chinese screens, The Last Jedi pulled in a paltry $2.4 million — a 92 percent decline from its disappointing $28.7 million debut, according to data from EntGroup.
The Star Wars franchise, never popular in China, appears to be on a precipitous decline in the Middle Kingdom, the world’s second-largest film territory. With $39 million after two weekends and shedding screens by the day, it’s clear that [The] Last Jedi won’t make even half of The Force Awakens‘ $124 million China total, and won’t even come close to matching Rogue One‘s $69 million haul.
It will be interesting to see how Solo: A Star Wars Story plays in China later in 2018.
