LONDON: The release dates for two major Marvel works have been announced in China, marking the lifting of an unofficial ban on the entertainment company.
China is releasing on Feb. 7 “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which was in cinemas everywhere else in the world last November, according to Marvel’s Chinese social media accounts.
Following this, “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” will be released on Feb. 17, the same day the sequel touches down in the US and the UK.
Those titles are set to be the first Marvel productions to play in China since 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which made a staggering $632 million, and “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” which brought in $198 million in that market alone, reported Variety.
Marvel movies have been extremely popular in China, with “Black Panther” grossing $105 million and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” $121 million.
