Published 21:04 IST, September 15th 2020

Mulan's box office numbers record an underwhelming performance of the Disney film, Read

Mulan's box office numbers show an underwhelming performance by the Disney film. Read on to know more in details about its box office collection& other factors

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Mulan had created quite a stir when movie was in making as fans and critics expected a lot from motion picture. However, it seems that that movie delivered quite an underwhelming performance at box office. It barely minted desired number in China's opening weekend. Here's what this is about.

Mulan fails to create its magic in box office

Mulan hit Chinese atres last weekend but opening did go well. It seems that Chinese audience was t happy with incorrect facts and history showed in movie. This reflected on box office performance of Disney movie as well.

Mulan was only major movie release in China and it recorded an opening of $23 million states Maoyan. Although this is highest box office collection in China, it was t close to what makers had expected Mulan to bring home. So far, only $41 million has been covered from $200 million budget of Disney movie according to Maoyan despite a month-long release.

Eight Hundred, a historical epic movie was close behind with $21.7 million at box office. Or releases earlier this month, like Christopher lan's Tenet had fared much better than Mulan in terms of minting numbers. According to Maoyan, Tenet might even bring in $65 million which will be bigger than Mulan's collection.

Also Read: Disney Faces Flak For Shooting Mulan Near Uyghur Detention Camps In Xinjiang

A number of factors contributed adversely to Mulan's box office collection reported New York Times. Chinese government minimized media cover for Mulan because it was shot in region of Xinjiang. During Mulan's shooting schedule, a campaign was underway for ethnic Uighurs to keep m in internment camps as a part of government's assimilation campaigns. Mulan's villains are shown to be a group of an ancient community called Huns. It also does t help that film credits thank government directly for se camps.

Or factors also contributed to underperformance of Disney's Mulan in China. Coronavirus pandemic had postponed initial release and even w atres are operating with only 50% of ir capacity. Schools have also reopened in country which furr brought down ticket sales since children were a larger audience target for makers.