‘Dangal’ beats ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ to top China’s box office

Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s sports drama “Dangal” moved up in its second week at the Chinese box office and took top place from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”.

According to data from Ent group — a research centre of the Chinese entertainment industry — in its second week of release, “Dangal” earned $32.5 million, giving it a 10-day cumulative of $59.7 million, reports variety.com.

“Dangal”, a story of a wrestler who trains his daughters to become world champions in wrestling, released in China as “Shuai Jiao Baba”, which means “Let’s Wrestle, Dad”, on May 5. The movie released in around 7,000 screens.

According to variety.com, the weekend score was nearly triple its opening frame, when it scored $11.3 million. The cumulative in China is now on a par with film’s score, of $58.1 million, in India.