According to Deadline, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ maintains its dominance at the box office in the United States, earning $21.7 million this weekend, placing it at number one for the third consecutive weekend.

The film is expected to earn $176.9 million in total, making it the second-highest-grossing film in the pandemic era, only second to Marvel’s Black Widow which grossed $183.2 million.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings previously grossed $75.5 million in its opening weekend, a remarkable achievement for a film released in early September. According to Forbes, the film has now grossed $320 million worldwide, with only Black Widow earning more with $370 million this year.

Speaking to Complex, the star of the film, Simu Liu, discussed what the film meant to him, saying:

“I think it would have made me feel proud of where I came from,” Liu said. “I think it would have made me proud of my face, proud of my language, of my culture. And not having that meant that, you know, I kind of inherently knew that those things were ‘other.’ And those things weren’t desirable. And so, I grew up ashamed to be Asian. I just hope that kids watching this movie will be proud instead.”

The success of the film comes weeks after Disney CEO Bob Chapek, referred to Shang-Chi’s release as an “interesting experiment” during the studio’s Q3 earnings call, after which the film’s lead actor took to social media to criticize the CEO for his remarks.

Liu’s IG caption read: “We are not an experiment. We are the underdog; the underestimated. We are the ceiling-breakers. We are the celebration of culture and joy that will persevere after an embattled year. We are the surprise. I’m fired the f**k up to make history on September 3rd; JOIN US.”

Mingle
Latest posts by Mingle (see all)