According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi adventure movie debuted to $17.5 million in China, while Rogue One: A Star Wars Story only made $9.8 million.
Case in point; Passengers absolutely obliterated Star Wars: Rogue One at the box office in China this weekend.
Despite Disney’s massive marketing campaigns for both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a movie that included two very recognizable Chinese actors in the form of Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen, they haven’t been able to crack the market wide open.
The movie currently has a pretty terrible 31 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, whereas Star Wars: Rogue One has a very solid 85 percent approval rating.