The Force Awakens Box Office Thread: $1,73B

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mrstickball said:

Chris Hu said:

Furious 7 did ok in China but most people don't that they actually had a domestic movie that did better in 2015.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Hunt

Monster Hunt got a 30-day license extension.. Furious 7 made about $10m its last weekend before the government cut the license off. Not to say that Monster Hunt's run wasn't insane, because it was an incredible run. 

But yeah... Can't make a valid comparison because the government screwed F7 (like all foreign movies) while benefitting F7.

Which makes me think TFA is gonna get killed in China, because the government will not want it to succeed. 

I don't think most people understand this or that the current regime in China may have extra incentive to stifle the success of Star Wars.