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"Avengers: Infinity War" pockets 800 mln yuan on 2nd day in China

Xinhua,May 12, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Disney and Marvel's latest superhero movie "Avengers: Infinity War" has pocketed 800 million yuan (126 million U.S. dollars) at the Chinese box office, as of 4:30 p.m. Saturday, just two days into its mainland release, according to Maoyan, a major film database.

During presales, "Avengers: Infinity War" became the first movie to smash the Chinese presale box office record of 400 million yuan.

The film was rated by more than 330,000 viewers with a score of 8.6 out of 10 on Maoyan.

The Avengers series has been a sensation in China. Released in May 2012, "The Avengers" raked in 568.5 million yuan, while "Avengers: Age of Ultron," which hit screens three years later, grossed over 1.46 billion yuan. Enditem