Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen managed to beat Titanic‘s record in China’s box office!

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” has broken China’s box office record with receipts of 400 million yuan ($58.5 million), sinking the $52.7 million record held by “Titanic” since 1998.

China Film spokesman Weng Li said the Michael Bay movie racked up $44 million in the first 12 days after its release on June 24. The first installment of the franchise made $37 million in China in 2007.

Pic was given a wide release on thousands of screens in the absence of any other big pics. China had about 4,100 screens by the end of 2008 and the numbers are growing fast as orgs invest in theaters to feed growing demand.

It’s more amazing to me how the biggest record for all of China is only $58.5 million. It puts things into perspective a little more in terms of how much money Americans regularly spend on entertainment.

Source: Variety

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