Ant-Man and the Wasp leads international box office, records fourth biggest Marvel debut in China

In the holdover weekend box office figures, Disney and Marvel’s _Ant-Man and the Wasp_ is sitting at the top of global box office with a huge $68 million opening in China, also recording the fourth biggest debut for a Marvel production in the country. [caption id=“attachment_4445663” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd in a still from Ant-Man and the Wasp. Marvel Studios[/caption] Its international weekend takeout now stands at $71 million across 28 markets, reports Variety.com. The Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly-starrer has so far raked in $333 million worldwide and $212 million in North America. The Disney juggernaut is yet to hit theatres in Japan. Warner Bros’ shark thriller _The Meg_ is also holding firm at the international box office , taking a big $32.7 million bite from the markets this weekend. Its weekend figures have goosed up the international collection of Jason Statham-starrer to a formidable $303.3 million, according to the same report. The opening weekend for Warner Bros’ _Crazy Rich Asians_ was widely reported. Its second weekend has turned out to be even more impressive. The romantic comedy sensation slid just 6 percent from its chart-topping debut to again lead the box office with $25 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates. Almost as many people turned out over the weekend for Crazy Rich Asians as they did for its opening Friday-to-Sunday bow — an unheard of hold for a non-holiday release. Drops of close to 50 percent are common for wide releases. (With inputs from Agence France-Presse)