While his hit film Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings of Marvel Studios broke box office records, Simu Liu dazzled fans in San Francisco.
The 32-year-old actor threw the first-tone ceremony Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park before the San Francisco Giants faced the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The actor, who filmed several scenes for Shang-Chi in various neighborhoods of San Francisco, not only made a perfect strike … but also surprised fans with a shot from behind in the mound.
Dazzling: While his hit Marvel studio film, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings broke box office records, Simu Liu was dazzling to San Francisco fans
First release: The 32-year-old actor made his first ceremonial release Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park before the San Francisco Giants faced the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Backflip: The actor, who filmed several scenes for Shang-Chi in various San Francisco neighborhoods, not only made a perfect strike … but surprised fans with a backflip at the mound
The video was posted on Major League Baseball Twitter on Sunday afternoon, showing the actor handing out the playing field and showing off his backflip, while also making a bold statement.
‘@SimuLiu with a perfect strike and a setback. I have to be one of the best first launches of this year “, said the tweet.
Liu’s quote retweeted MLB’s tweet, adding, “That release was 500% faster in my head GO GIANTS!” While tagging the official Twitter @shangchi.
Bold statement: The video was posted on Major League Baseball Twitter on Sunday afternoon, showing the actor delivering the pitch and showing his backflip, while also making a bold statement.
Best first: “@SimuLiu with a perfect strike and a setback. I have to be one of the best first launches of this year,” said the tweet
Faster: Liu’s quote retweeted MLB’s tweet and added, “That release was 500% faster in my head GO GIANTS!”, While tagging @ shangchi’s official Twitter
While the bulk of the filming of Shang-Chi and the legend of the Ten Rings took place in Australia, Liu and the rest of the cast and crew filmed several scenes in San Francisco.
Filming took place in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Russian Hill, Noe Valley and Nob Hill neighborhoods in October 2020.
As Liu released his first release, on his way to a Giants victory over the Dodgers, his film decimated box office records for Labor Day holiday weekend.
San Francisco filming: While most of the filming of Shang-Chi and the legend of the Ten Rings took place in Australia, Liu and the rest of the cast and crew filmed several scenes in San Francisco.
Box office: as Liu released the first release, on its way to a Giants victory over the Dodgers, his film decimated all-time box office records for Labor Day holiday weekend
Shang-Chi earned $ 71.4 million over the three-day weekend and about $ 90 million over the four-day holiday weekend, both figures more than enough to break the previous record.
The record was previously held by director Rob Zombie’s 2007 Halloween remake, which grossed $ 30.5 million over the four days of vacation.
The Marvel Adventure opened in 4,300 theaters over the weekend and earned an impressive average of $ 20,930 per screen the first weekend.
Box office hit: As Liu released his first release, on his way to the Giants’ victory over the Dodgers, his film decimated box office records for Labor Day weekend
One record: The record was previously held by director Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake in 2007, which earned $ 30.5 million over the four days of vacation.
Shang-Chi also had a strong weekend abroad, with a budget of 56.2 million foreign dollars.
Surprisingly, the film, which features a large number of Chinese stars such as Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung, still has no scheduled release date in China.
Because most Marvel movies perform quite well in China, the world’s second-largest box office market behind the United States, it can have an effect on Shang-Chi’s global transportation if it doesn’t enter the Chinese market.
Abroad: Shang-Chi also had a strong weekend abroad, with an estimated total of 56.2 million foreign dollars
No Date in China: Surprisingly, the film, which features a number of Chinese stars such as Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung, still has no release date scheduled in China.