Crazy Rich Asians earns $1.8m at weekend box office, beating new Jane Fonda film Book Club

Zoe Samios

August 27, 2018 4:42

New romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians made $1.80m in earnings on its first weekend at the Australian box office, making $500,000 more than new Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton film, Book Club.

The film, which is based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, follows a young Asian-American woman who travels to meet her boyfriend’s incredibly wealthy family.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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RussVB 27 Aug 18

Crazy Rich Asians is still in previews mode, so those are BIG $.
Official start is this week, August 30.

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Crazy Rich Asians earns $1.8m at weekend box office, beating new Jane Fonda film Book Club

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