Saw a funny PRC netizen comment on Sina Weibo:
@琢磨先生: After watching Iron Man 3, I suddenly realized one principle: Only terrorists can make every television channel broadcast the same program at the same time.
Iron Man 3 breaks opening day record in China
By Stephen Cremin
Thu, 02 May 2013, 17:35 PM (HKT)


Iron Man 3 took RMB105 million (US$17.0 million) in China yesterday, a new opening day record. Including midnight shows on Tuesday night, it has now taken RMB117 million (US$19.0 million).

The previous record holder, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), made RMB102 million (US$16.6 million) on its opening day in July 2011. Including midnight previews, it made RMB114 million (US$18.5 million).

The China version of Iron Man 3 runs longer than the interntional cut at 133 minutes 20 seconds, with extra scenes starring WANG Xueqi 王學圻 and FAN Bingbing 范冰冰. The latter also cameoed in local blockbuster Lost in Thailand 人再囧途之泰囧.

The success of Iron Man 3 didn't completely wipe out the competition.

So Young 致我們終將逝去的青春 made RMB41.7 million (US$6.83 million) yesterday, down from RMB68.7 million (US$11.1 million) the previous day. After six days in cinemas, the relationship drama has taken RMB326 million (US$53.0 million).

There are no new films opening in China until 10 May, when several new titles are released including Oblivion. J. J. ABRAMS's Star Trek Into Darkness is currently scheduled to open in China on 28 May.

The next major Chinese-language film to open is Peter CHAN 陳可辛's drama American Dreams in China 中國先生 starring HUANG Xiaoming 黃曉明, DENG Chao 鄧超 and TONG Dawei 佟大為 on 17 May.