If it matches Saturday's number on Sunday somehow, does that mean it could clear 90 million for the week??

This thing is a monster in China.... WTF is going on there?

1.3 billion people

I thought it was expensive to see movies in China.

In big cities in China costs more than 20$ for each ticket. But Chinese are getting rich.

At this rate Titanic re-release will set out a record which would require Avatar 2 to break it.

Dunno how accurate they are:

"In China, the film's six-day opening gross is 32 percent ahead of the lifetime earnings of Titanic, which cumed $44 million when released in China in 1998, itself a record for more than a decade".

So all 3 main sourses for foreign box office (Variety, HR and Screendaily) say $58m 6day opening. I guess we will see actual numbers on Tuesday.

Wouldn't be the first time there are big differences between China sources and what gets reported in western media. No idea how they come about. Are the sources not reliable or is China holding back money? Actuals might be higher but i doubt they will be $20m higher.

This is kinda absurd, too big of a difference and I know that there are always discrepancies but by this much and so consistently?

According to this article (dated 4/16 1:45 am ET), official weekly actual numbers have not been released. But projections are everywhere from different sources:

An industry insider via Weibo (Chinese Twitter): over US$79.2 mil

Trade magazine (?) "Media & Entertainment Industry Reporter" editor via Weibo: US$69.7 million

Vice President of a Shanghai cinema chain: US$71.3 mil

titanic just broke a new record in china : more than 20m stolen

Various theater chains have reported their own numbers: Shanghai - 44.91m yuan, China South Cinema Line - 39.38m yuan, Guangzhou - 29.7m yuan. Using those numbers to deduct is more accurate than using the online ticket sales figure, and they indicate a number closer to TF3's opening week ($62m) than $80m.

I am thinking Battleship will get some huge numbers in China based off the a big opening for it in South Korea.

Now Titanic should have its normal good legs in China after this humongous opening

The latest news (4/16/2012 7:48 pm ET) has it Titanic 3D has made during its first week (6 days) CNY468,000,000 = USD74,100,000 . (http://finance.sina.com.cn/money/dzxf/20120417/074811842571.shtml)

04/09 - 04/15:

1. Titanic 3D（泰坦尼克号）- 468m ($74.22m) New 113,020 10,500,336 468m ($74.22m)
2. Love in the Buff（春娇与志明）- 10.7m ($1.70m) -73.6% 32,392 321,417 69.7m ($11.06m)
3. R.T.T.（迈阿密行动）- 10.6m ($1.68m) New 21,673 364,888 10.6m ($1.68m)
4. Wrath of the Titans（诸神之怒）- 9.5m ($1.51m) -91.2% 20,180 226,460 163.9m ($26.01m)
5. New York Assassination（纽约行动）- 7.8m ($1.24m) New 14,002 262,184 7.8m ($1.24m)
6. Blood Stained Shoes（绣花鞋）- 6.9m ($1.09m) -74.9% 26,033 221,437 43.2m ($6.85m)
7. The Unfortunate Car（车在囧途）- 5m ($0.79m) -74.7% 21,277 169,204 27.05m ($4.29m)
8. Love on that Day（爱在那一天）- 3.15m ($0.50m) New 8,112 103,346 3.15m ($0.50m)
9. John Carter（异星战场）- 3.03m ($0.48m) -90.2% 9,346 83,887 262.53m ($41.51m)
10. Huang Dao Qing Fei Liao（荒岛情未了）- 2m ($0.32m) New 6,757 66,511 2m ($0.32m)

http://www.boxofficefollower.net/2012/0 ... -0415.html

LOL at male oriented American movies Wrath of Titans and John Carter for 90%+ drop caused by a movie heavily aimed at women.

Will be interesting to see what Battleship does to holdovers next week. I expect a big opening for that as well.

So the actuals yesterday weren't actually actuals. China is so confusing...

Battleship isn't off to a good start on Thursday, trailing Titanic by half in the early matinee business.

Great. Battleship deserves to sink.

So, is Titanic a lock for $170+ million?

Not a lock, but likely.

How much is Titanic making this week? Will it see 50% drop since it opened on Tuesday?

I'm seeing around 30% drop for a $50m week.

That would be great. $170m+ will happen if it holds this well.