"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That total was good enough for the best second-weekend gross of any film during the pandemic, edging out the previous Marvel movie, "Black Widow." This year, relatively few films have held well in theatres either because they've been streaming simultaneously at home or because moviegoers' attention fades.
"Shang-Chi" is playing exclusively in theatres, and its second-week drop, 53 per cent, was relatively modest. In two weeks of release, it has grossed $247.6 million globally. At its current pace, "Shang-Chi," the first Marvel movie to star an Asian superhero (played by Simu Liu), may become the top summer release at the North American box office. Globally, its path is less certain. "Shang-Chi" currently doesn't have a release date in China. Worldwide, Universal's "Fast and Furious" sequel "F9" has fared better than any other pandemic release with more than $714 million in ticket sales.
The $90 million four-day Labor Day weekend opening for "Shang-Chi" was widely seen as an encouraging sign for the industry amid the coronavirus surge in the US. On Friday, Disney announced that all of its remaining 2021 releases, including Marvel's "Eternals," will open exclusively in theatres, and not land on Disney+ at the same time. That was how "Black Widow" opened, prompting a lawsuit from star Scarlett...
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