Paramount’s “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” continues to captivate crowds across the Pacific, as Vin Diesel and local A-listers Donnie Yen and Kris Wu have carried the action thriller to $102 million at the Chinese box office in just six days.
That’s more than double the $43.7 million the film has reeled in at U.S. theaters, despite opening domestically on Jan. 20, weeks before its Feb. 10 China premiere. While “xXx” couldn’t edge out M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” at home, its blend of insane action scenes (Diesel skis down a lush jungle hillside at one point) and local headliners with proven box office appeal have been a winning combination in China.