Aug 23, 2021

Box Office report: "Foot Patrol" opens strongly in the United States, "Luka" limps in China

The Delta variant is raging and vaccine mandates are being imposed in major U.S. cities, even as children under 12 remain ineligible for the jab. Given the circumstances, Paramount's Paw Patrol: The Movie, a spin-off from the popular pup-packed preschool franchise, has scored what counts as a healthy opening.

Here are the key numbers:

Meanwhile in China, which is also being hit by cinema closures as the Delta variant spreads: