'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' flops in China on Friday debut


A woman is looking at a poster for the latest Star Wars movie, "The Rise of Skywalker", in Beijing. The most-awaited movie of the year throughout the world has been projected to be a poor show in China. - AFP

LOS ANGELES: "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is expected to the biggest film of the weekend globally and in North America, where an opening weekend of US$170mil-US$200mil is likely.

But in China, it's on course to be the weakest-performing instalment of the new batch of "Star Wars" films.

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