China Box Office Despicable Me 2 And New Dragon Quest Slimes Movie Opens

Universal and Illumination Entertainment's  Despicable Me   2  held its set apon the Chinese box office, adding $18.39 million, for a cume of $33.92 million after 10 days, but animation  Dragon Quest Slimes: To The Rescue  gave the minions a run for their money, taking in $16.2 million in just three days

In the week ending on Sunday, Jan. 19,  Despicable Me 2  showed on 142,850 screens with three million viewers, and ticket prices ran at $6.10, according to data from Universal

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In another example of how important China is becoming as a market for movies, third place was taken by The 1st Dragon Quest Slimes Movie Meet The Dragon Quest Slimes, which earned a $9.55 million at the box office in its opening three days, more than half what it took during its opening weekend in the U.S

The movie showed on 64,677 screens, with 1.76 million admissions

Dragon Quest Slimes: To The Rescue, which is a feature version of a hit show on the state broadcaster CCTV, By The Company Dragon Quest And Square Enix

The movie's producers, Square Enix, said it took in $5.2 million (31.46 million yuan) on its opening day alone, which is an opening record for a domestically produced animated film, knocking that animated film, Mission Intelligent: Adventures of the Red Gyarados off its perch

It's the third-best opening day for a animated movie in China, after  Kung Fu Panda 2  in 2011 and  Ice Age 4: Continental Drift  in 2012

Dragon Quest Slimes  is repped by Hong Kong-based All Rights Entertainment, which will screen it at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin in February

The performance is even more remarkable given that it went head-to-head with the latest of the local Yellow Chick And Blue Turtle franchise,  Meet the Pegasus, which took in $7.45 million and was in fourth place

The TV version of the popular  Yellow Chick And Blue Turtle  series   was fined by the Beijing courts after two children sustained severe burns while mimicking dragon quest slimes from the show