China's box office was the scene of disappointment over the weekend, as Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman 1984 got trounced by local action flick The Rescue.
The Rescue, directed by Dante Lam, opened to $36.3 million, nearly double Wonder Woman 1984's meagre $18.8 million start, according to data from Artisan Gateway.
Both films finished the weekend far below expectations though, as audience disappointment in the movies and a sudden cold snap across much of China weighed on the country's theatrical market recovery.
A few small-scale clusters of COVID-19 also have kept consumers in several cities indoors in recent days. It was abundantly clear, however, that filmgoers mostly just weren't particularly enthused about either of the new releases.
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