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World Box Office Weekending 5th February 2017: Chinese films still dominate the world box office with Kung Fu Yoga moving to the top

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Jackie Chan is one of, if not the top grossing and most well know star in China and his vehicle Kung Fu Yoga tops the global box office this week.

Now released in 12 countries the film takes $51.4 million for the week which brings the films total gross to $178 million.

With Chinese films dominating the top 3 Split is sitting pretty at number 4 this week and highest new film of the week is Rings at number 5.

Released in 32 countries the latest film from the Ring franchise tajes $28.2 million from its debut weekend which is split almost half and half with America and the rest of the world.

Highest total grossing movie on the global top 10 is Sing which has now made a total global gross of $487 million.

This weeks top 10 World Box Office films

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