"Zootopia" tops China's box office
Xinhua, March 15, 2016 Adjust font size:
Hollywood animation "Zootopia" ruled the Chinese box office in the week ending Sunday, earning 578 million yuan (88.8 million U.S. dollars) after opening on March 4.
Domestic action movie "Ip Man 3," starring American former boxing champion Mike Tyson, scored about 258 million yuan to rank No. 2 in the week, China Film News reported on Tuesday.
"Gods of Egypt" came in third, earning 130 million yuan after its debut on Friday.
Fourth place went to domestic sci-fi comedy "The Mermaid," which took 66 million yuan during the week. The film has remained in the top five since its release on Feb. 8.
Rounding out the top five was domestic romantic comedy "Spicy Hot in love," taking 15.5 million yuan after opening on March 8. Endi