Disney’s Cruella has received a June 6 release date in China, which will see it start on a non-traditional Sunday next week.
This is the latest Hollywood title to be confirmed by the Middle Kingdom with a shortened lead-time versus the usual 30-day advance.
The Emma Stone-starrer began domestic and international box office rollout this week and while it had earlier been approved for China, a date had yet to be set.
The official Disney Weibo account posted an update late today local time.Despite hitting China on a Sunday, that the release is fairly close to the majority of overseas as well as domestic dates could be a positive — ie versus potential piracy and in the hope that social and critical sentiment from elsewhere flows into the market
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