Beijing • Chinese audiences aren’t exactly going nuts over the U.S. box office hit “Crazy Rich Asians,” despite its all-Asian cast and theme of rising Asian prosperity.
Industry data show the film made just $1.2 million over the three days of its initial release, far behind local productions in the world's second-largest movie market. That compared with the $25.6 million grossed by the Chinese crime drama "A Cool Fish," according to data from analyst Comscore.
Chinese film industry veteran Wei Junzi says the romantic comedy's focus on Southeast Asian culture did not resonate with mainland Chinese, despite the cast's ethnic makeup.