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North American box office muted; ‘Mulan’ fizzles in China

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North American box office muted; ‘Mulan’ fizzles in China

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Moviegoing audiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet and “Mulan” is also faltering in its China release as the global box office slowly comes back online in the COVID-19 era.


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