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World Box Office Analysis Weekend 8th - 10th February 2019: The Wandering Earth has massive opening in China to top the global box office

World Box Office Analysis Weekend 8th - 10th February 2019:  The Wandering Earth has massive opening in China to top the global box office
The Wandering Earth
It was the Chinese new year this past week and Chinese films absolutely dominated the global box office with The Wandering Earth heading a trio of film inside the top 5.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Wandering Earth

Opening in China to $172.2 million from 3 countries, the Chinese Sci-fi dominated the Chinese box office over the luna new year celebrations and hence dominated the global box office.

The Frant Gwo directed movie has a total global gross of $289 million, the closest Hollywood film this week is the second lego movie entering the box office down at 3.

Crazy Alien

Also doing well at the Chinese box office is Crazy Alien which leapt to number 2 this week with $77.6 million from 2 countries which boosts its total global gross to $213.5 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Highest new film of the week is a Hollywood movie which enters at number 3 with a debut gross of $53.1 million from a quite large 64 countries.

Pegasus

Released in 6 countries the Han Han directed movie takes $52.4 million over the weekend to boosts its total global gross to $150.6 million.

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Falling quite hard fro, the top this week the third Dragon movie takes $38.2 million from 47 countries on its second weekend to boost its total gross to $138.7 million.

The film is yet to be released in much of the world, including the US, which will give the film a second wind and boost on the box office charts.

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