James Bond installment No Time to Die left China’s box office stirred but not especially shaken with a $28.2 million debut over the weekend.The opening trails Spectre‘s $44.5 million China start in 2015, but it’s hardly a disappointment considering the pandemic-era circumstances.
Recent COVID-19 flareups in over a dozen provinces across China have prompted the shutdown of more than 1,400 cinemas, including a smattering of theaters in Beijing. Altogether, analysts estimate that over 13 percent of Chinese screens were non-operational for the weekend.
Source: China Box Office: ‘No Time to Die’ Opens to $28 Million – The Hollywood Reporter