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“Iron Man 3” topped Chinese box offices five days after opening, state media reported, but the modified domestic version of the Hollywood blockbuster has raised some eyebrows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The film starring Robert Downey Jr as the hero Tony Stark has earned 410 million yuan ($67 million) since last Wednesday, when it broke a national record with opening-day sales of 116 million yuan, Xinhua news agency said.<\/p>\n

The Chinese release had four extra minutes, including the product placement of a local milk drink called Gu Li Duo touted as a source of Iron Man’s energy, the Hollywood Reporter said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also unique to the Chinese version was the appearance of “Dr Wu”, a character played by local actor Wang Xueqi<\/strong>, who in his limited screen time drinks a carton of Gu Li Duo and performs an operation on Stark.<\/p>\n

Chinese viewers felt the added bits were “superfluous to the narrative”<\/strong>, the Hollywood Reporter said.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate explanation for the additions. Chinese authorities normally cut foreign films, due to sexual and political sensitivities, rather than add to them.<\/p>\n

In April the country’s cinemas abruptly cancelled all screenings of Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” just as it was released<\/strong>, with one viewer adding that a showing was stopped after just one minute.<\/p>\n

Nudity of the main character played by Jamie Foxx may have prompted the sudden censorship<\/strong>, the popular web portal Sina said at the time.<\/p>\n

Scenes were also cut from the latest James Bond film “Skyfall”<\/strong>, including a killing in Shanghai, along with mentions of prostitution in Macau and torture by Chinese security agents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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