'Wonder Woman 1984' bombs in China

'Wonder Woman 1984' opened to a disappointing RM76mil in China over the weekend. Photo: Handout

The superheroine film Wonder Woman 1984 opened to a disappointing US$18.8 million (RM76mil) in China over the weekend, earning US$38.5mil (RM156mil) from its overall overseas box office takings.

Entertainment publication Variety reported that the film's Chinese box-office numbers under-performed compared with the 2017 first film in the franchise - Wonder Woman - which grossed US$38mil in its opening weekend and eventually made US$90.5mil over its run in China.