China Box Office: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Walloped Again by Local Drama ‘Sister’

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“Godzilla vs. Kong” was once again muscled out of the top China box office slot by local drama “Sister” thanks to a $13.2 million third weekend cume that was no match for the latter’s $21 million. …

” thanks to a $13.2 million third weekend cume that was no match for the latter’s $21 million.

Even so, the monster movie was smacked down by “Sister,” the much quieter and lower-budget Chinese drama from first time helmer Yin Ruoxin. The film tackles the issue of gender bias within families that value sons more than daughters, exploring the pervasive sexism that still plagues many family dynamics through the story of a young woman who must take care of her much younger brother after their parents die in a car crash.

The family drama “The Eleventh Chapter,” written, directed by and starring Chen Jianbin , was fourth with sales of $1.61 million.

 

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