Chinese blockbuster sci-fi film grosses 4.6 bln yuan in 90 days

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-07 14:56:04|Editor: Liangyu
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BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- "The Wandering Earth," an adaption of Cixin Liu's story of humans struggling to move Earth to a new home, grossed more than 4.6 billion yuan (690 million U.S. dollars) in the Chinese mainland box office in the 90 days since its Feb. 5 debut, figures showed.

It has become the country's second highest grossing film of all time, only behind the Chinese action movie "Wolf Warrior 2" that took in 5.6 billion yuan, according to China Movie Data Information Network.

The Wandering Earth officially pulled out of theaters on the Chinese mainland on May 6, Beijing Jingxi Culture and Tourism Co., the company that co-produced the movie, announced on Monday evening via its social media account.

It is not known whether the film will be overtaken by Disney and Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame," which generated 3.9 billion yuan in the Chinese mainland box office in the 13 days since its premiere on April 24.

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