“Warcraft” advance ticket sales in China totaled an impressive $20.4 million on Monday, two days before the launch of the fantasy-adventure.
“Warcraft” brought in the third-highest midnight pre-sales total for China behind “Furious 7” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
Imax pre-sales for “Warcraft” have already reached a record $6 million in China, far ahead of the $3.7 million for “Captain America: Civil War” on the day before opening. It’s also sold out all of the 285 Imax midnight screenings with $825,000 in advance sales, surpassing the $810,000 record for “Furious 7.”
The international performance will be especially key for Universal and Legendary, which spent $160 million to produce “Warcraft.” The tentpole will open June 10 in the U.S., where it’s currently on pace for an opening weekend of less than $25 million, which will likely place it behind the launches of “The Conjuring 2” and “Now You See Me 2.”
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/warcraft-box-office-china-pre-sales-1201789304/
