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China box office: Godzilla had an impressive opening at the China box office last weekend, grossing $37m and pushing Edge Of Tomorrow to second place.The Legendary Pictures/Warner Bros production racked up 5.9 million admissions over three days June 13-15 and set a record for the biggest opening weekend for a Warner Bros film in China. Bryan Singers X-Men: Days Of Future Past remains the biggest Hollywood opener of the year in China with $39.35m, followed by Captain America: The Winter Soldier with $39.23.Meanwhile, Tom Cruises sci-fi act
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