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‘Shang-Chi’ becomes only the third movie of the COVID-19 era to reach $400 million globally

‘Shang-Chi’ becomes only the third movie of the COVID-19 era to reach $400 million globally

Bryan Ke
Bryan Ke
October 12, 2021
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The achievement: The 25th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe made a total of $401 million globally last week, making it the third movie after “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Fast and Furious 9” to garner that much money during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to We Got This Covered.
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Standing on its own: “Shang-Chi” has become the first movie in the pandemic era to make $400 million without the help of the Chinese market, ScreenRant reported. 
  • This is unlike movies such as “Godzilla v.s. Kong” and “Fast & Furious 9,” which made $188 million and $203 million, respectively, at the Chinese box office.
  • The Chinese government reportedly pulled “Shang-Chi” from its list of upcoming films after Simu Liu made negative comments about his family’s life in the mainland.
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