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'Warcraft's' China box office nabs records in first two days

Los Angeles Times

Whether the Orcs and humans of "Warcraft" can appeal to American moviegoers remains an open question, but there's little doubt about their pull in China. The Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures film has grossed up to 92 million in China in its first two days of release, according to studio estimates. In local currency terms, the movie is outpacing last year's blockbuster "Furious 7," which eventually scored 391 million in the country. "Warcraft," based on the popular "World of Warcraft" game from Blizzard Entertainment, pulled in more than 44 million in Chinese ticket sales Thursday, its second day in release, easily topping the previous record set by local production "The Mermaid" earlier this year. The new movie accounted for 81% of the China box office on Thursday.