<P> After its record - breaking openings, The Demons Strikes Back began to witness significant falls in accruing revenues from its third day onwards . In three days, the film made a combined 728 million yuan ($105.9 million) compared to The Mermaid's 770 million yuan ($117.4 million) and the discrepancy widened in the following days . One major reason for the film's fall in demand was the negative reception and bad word - of - mouth from critics and audiences that took a mounting toll on the film's box office performance . Its average user ratings from China's major online film portals such as Douban, Maoyan, Gewara, and Mtime were among the lowest for such a wide release . By comparison, in Douban, The Demons Strike Back scored just 6.9 / 10 compared to The Mermaid's 8.0 / 10 . </P> <P> Outside the Middle Kingdom, Sony Pictures acquired the rights to distribute the film in many territories . The studio released the film simultaneously across six markets with the Chinese premiere, realising a two - day weekend haul of $2.2 million from 362 screens . </P> <P> Its worldwide box office total now (as of 16 February 2017) stands at $239.5 million, with $232 million from China's market . It also has become the highest - grossing film in Tsui Hark's career and the highest - grossing film among the Journey to the West novel adaptations . </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 50%, based on 10 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 5.4 / 10 . </P>

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