"Disney's 'Wish' Fails at China Box Office as 'Across the Furious Sea' Dominates"
Chinese crime thriller "Across the Furious Sea" dominates the box office in China with a $24.7 million two-day opening, while Hollywood films like "Wish," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," and "The Marvels" struggle to perform. Director Cao Baoping's film marks the final installment in a trilogy of crime thrillers, with the middle film, "The Perfect Blue," never seeing release due to the scandal involving co-star Fan Bingbing. "Across the Furious Sea" is based on a Chinese crime novel and is projected to earn over $80 million.