M3GAN will be released in China in March

In a reversal, China now hands out release dates for Hollywood movies at a clip – and with quite a bit of time. Yesterday we learned that Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will run day and night on March 31st and today comes the news that the Universal/Blumhouse/Atomic Monster is a hit M3GAN started on March 17. This is about two months after the film rolls out overseas and will go up against Warner Bros/New Line/DC Shazam: Wrath of the Gods On March 17, this film released domestically.

Through this past Sunday M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone and produced by James Wan and Jason Blum, earned $74.7 million internationally in 76 markets. It is the biggest Blumhouse title ever in Brazil at $4.6 million, while Mexico is the leading market at $9.3 million, followed by the United Kingdom at $8.5 million. M3GANThe worldwide total to date is $165.7 million. Japan is also still on deck in June.

There aren’t many scary doll photo montages in China. The Annabel However, movies were not released there The small team in 2016 with a payout of $2.5 million. As for the latest studio horror, Blumhouse’s Happy death day grossed nearly $10 million at Paramount in 2018 A quiet place earned more than $34 million (and got an extension) the same year. The sequel earned $39 million in 2021.

Chinese authorities have recently expanded permits, notably giving Disney/Marvel the green light Black Panther: Wakanda Forever And Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania following what appeared to be an unofficial ban on films featuring a Marvel character. Black Panther 2 grossed $12 million in China last weekend ant man 3 out in theaters this Friday. Sony classics The son going on February 24th

Here is the Chinese poster for it M3GAN: