Exclusive: Beijing-based world sales and multi-territory distribution outfit Tiger Pictures Entertainment has acquired international rights to Chinese comedy Godspeed, which is currently topping China’s May Day holiday box office.
Written and directed by Yi Xiaoxing (Bath Buddy), the film revolves around a young man who goes on a road trip with the parents of his fiancée. Chinese comedians Ma Li (Moon Man) and Qiao Shan head the cast.
The film was released in China on April 28 in time for the May Day holidays (April 29-May 3), one of the country’s four key box office periods, along with Chinese New Year, summer and the National Day holidays in October. At the time of writing, the film was topping the China box office, according to online ticketing platform Maoyan, and had a cumulative gross of $55M (RMB380M).
Founded by Beijing-based film executive Owen Young, Tiger Pictures has built...
Written and directed by Yi Xiaoxing (Bath Buddy), the film revolves around a young man who goes on a road trip with the parents of his fiancée. Chinese comedians Ma Li (Moon Man) and Qiao Shan head the cast.
The film was released in China on April 28 in time for the May Day holidays (April 29-May 3), one of the country’s four key box office periods, along with Chinese New Year, summer and the National Day holidays in October. At the time of writing, the film was topping the China box office, according to online ticketing platform Maoyan, and had a cumulative gross of $55M (RMB380M).
Founded by Beijing-based film executive Owen Young, Tiger Pictures has built...
- 5/2/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Released in China during the Chinese New Year, this family drama and director Wen’s second feature film about a young entrepreneur was a local film industry favorite and went on to become China’s sixth box office hit grossing around 1.38 billion yuan, over 206 million. Consequently it was also China’s submission as the Best International Feature Film to the Academy Awards.
In Shenzhen, the third most populated and one of the richest cities in southern China, a young man Jing Hao (Jackson Yee Yang Qianxi) lives with and takes care of his six-year-old sister Jing Tong (Chen Halin) after their mother passed away due to her heart condition, while earlier on, their father also left them. Jing runs a small mobile phone repair shop named “Nice View” and earns just enough to maintain a decent living for both of them. Unfortunately, Jing Tong has inherited her mother’s illness...
In Shenzhen, the third most populated and one of the richest cities in southern China, a young man Jing Hao (Jackson Yee Yang Qianxi) lives with and takes care of his six-year-old sister Jing Tong (Chen Halin) after their mother passed away due to her heart condition, while earlier on, their father also left them. Jing runs a small mobile phone repair shop named “Nice View” and earns just enough to maintain a decent living for both of them. Unfortunately, Jing Tong has inherited her mother’s illness...
- 1/26/2023
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Beijing-based Tiger Pictures Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights outside of mainland China for hit sci-fi comedy film “Moon Man.“
The film, which has collected some 430 million at the Chinese box office to date, tells the story of “the last human in the universe” as an astronaut finds himself stranded on the moon after an asteroid wipes out life on earth. It is directed by Zhang Chiyu, who previously directed 2017 sports comedy hit “Never Say Die.” It was produced by Mahua FunAge, a consistently successful comedy production firm.
FunAge’s “Goodbye Mr. Loser” and “Never Say Die” starred Shen Teng and Ma Li and “Moon Man” brings together the comedy duo once again.
Tiger Pictures Entertainment previously handled the worldwide release of another comedy hit film “Hi Mom” in all major markets with a prominent Chinese diaspora, including North America, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia as well Hong Kong and Macau Sar.
The film, which has collected some 430 million at the Chinese box office to date, tells the story of “the last human in the universe” as an astronaut finds himself stranded on the moon after an asteroid wipes out life on earth. It is directed by Zhang Chiyu, who previously directed 2017 sports comedy hit “Never Say Die.” It was produced by Mahua FunAge, a consistently successful comedy production firm.
FunAge’s “Goodbye Mr. Loser” and “Never Say Die” starred Shen Teng and Ma Li and “Moon Man” brings together the comedy duo once again.
Tiger Pictures Entertainment previously handled the worldwide release of another comedy hit film “Hi Mom” in all major markets with a prominent Chinese diaspora, including North America, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia as well Hong Kong and Macau Sar.
- 9/13/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Batman’ swoops in with $258.2m global debut, scores 76% of worldwide top 10 box office (update)
‘The Batman’ was the top title in 74 of its 75 markets.
Worldwide box office March 4-6 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (World)Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l)Cume (Int’l)Territories 1. The Batman (Warner Bros) $248.5m $248.5m $120m $120m 75 2. Uncharted (Sony) $28.4m $271.5m $17.4m $171.3m 65 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $8.4m $1.8bn $4m $1bn 64 4. Death On The Nile (Disney) $7.8m $115m $5.1m $78m 42 5. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $7.4m $609.3m $7.4m $609.3m 5 6. Dog (various) $6.8m $45.3m $0.8m $5.3m 20 7. Too Cool To Kill (various) $5.9m $393.4m $5.9m $393.2m 4 8. Sing 2 (Universal) $5.7m $360.2m $4.2m $206.6m 68 9. Nice View (various) $3.9m $203.2m $3.9m...
Worldwide box office March 4-6 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (World)Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l)Cume (Int’l)Territories 1. The Batman (Warner Bros) $248.5m $248.5m $120m $120m 75 2. Uncharted (Sony) $28.4m $271.5m $17.4m $171.3m 65 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $8.4m $1.8bn $4m $1bn 64 4. Death On The Nile (Disney) $7.8m $115m $5.1m $78m 42 5. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $7.4m $609.3m $7.4m $609.3m 5 6. Dog (various) $6.8m $45.3m $0.8m $5.3m 20 7. Too Cool To Kill (various) $5.9m $393.4m $5.9m $393.2m 4 8. Sing 2 (Universal) $5.7m $360.2m $4.2m $206.6m 68 9. Nice View (various) $3.9m $203.2m $3.9m...
- 3/7/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
‘The Batman’ was the top title in 74 of its 75 markets.
Worldwide box office March 4-6 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (World)Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l)Cume (Int’l)Territories 1. The Batman (Warner Bros) $248.5m $248.5m $120m $120m 75 2. Uncharted (Sony) $28.4m $271.5m $17.4m $171.3m 65 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $8.4m $1.8bn $4m $1bn 64 4. Death On The Nile (Disney) $7.8m $115m $5.1m $78m 42 5. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $7.4m $609.3m $7.4m $609.3m 5 6. Dog (various) $6.8m $45.3m $0.8m $5.3m 20 7. Too Cool To Kill (various) $5.9m $393.4m $5.9m $393.2m 4 8. Sing 2 (Universal) $5.7m $360.2m $4.2m $206.6m 68 9. Nice View (various) $3.9m $203.2m $3.9m...
Worldwide box office March 4-6 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (World)Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l)Cume (Int’l)Territories 1. The Batman (Warner Bros) $248.5m $248.5m $120m $120m 75 2. Uncharted (Sony) $28.4m $271.5m $17.4m $171.3m 65 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $8.4m $1.8bn $4m $1bn 64 4. Death On The Nile (Disney) $7.8m $115m $5.1m $78m 42 5. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $7.4m $609.3m $7.4m $609.3m 5 6. Dog (various) $6.8m $45.3m $0.8m $5.3m 20 7. Too Cool To Kill (various) $5.9m $393.4m $5.9m $393.2m 4 8. Sing 2 (Universal) $5.7m $360.2m $4.2m $206.6m 68 9. Nice View (various) $3.9m $203.2m $3.9m...
- 3/7/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
‘The Battle at Lake Changjin II’ headed the mainland Chinese box office for the fifth successive weekend as cinemas await significant new content.
“Changjin II” earned $7.5 million over the latest weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. The increment expanded the film’s aggregate to $626 million since release on Feb. 1, 2022, the first day of the Lunar New Year holidays.
The big-budget propaganda film is co-directed by three of Greater China’s most successful directors Chen Kaige, Dante Lam and Tsui Hark. It follows a first instalment which was released in October ond grossed over $900 million to become the all-time record holder in the country.
Chinese comedy “Too Cool to Kill” and Chinese drama “Nice View” held on to the second and third chart positions that they have occupied for weeks, with $6.0 million and $4.0 million weekend hauls. Their cumulative scores are extended to $403 million and $211 million, respectively.
Japanese romantic drama...
“Changjin II” earned $7.5 million over the latest weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. The increment expanded the film’s aggregate to $626 million since release on Feb. 1, 2022, the first day of the Lunar New Year holidays.
The big-budget propaganda film is co-directed by three of Greater China’s most successful directors Chen Kaige, Dante Lam and Tsui Hark. It follows a first instalment which was released in October ond grossed over $900 million to become the all-time record holder in the country.
Chinese comedy “Too Cool to Kill” and Chinese drama “Nice View” held on to the second and third chart positions that they have occupied for weeks, with $6.0 million and $4.0 million weekend hauls. Their cumulative scores are extended to $403 million and $211 million, respectively.
Japanese romantic drama...
- 3/7/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sony’s videogame adaptation easily topped the global box office chart after adding $58.2m.
Worldwide box office February 25-27 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World)3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. Uncharted (Sony) $58.2m $226.3m $35m $143m 65 2. Death On The Nile (Disney) $15.1m $101.2m $10.6m $68.5m 48 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $12.7m $1.8bn $7m $1bn 64 4. Dog (various) $12m $35.1m $1.9m $4.2m 19 5. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $10.9m $601.9m $10.9m $601.9m 5 6. Sing 2 (Universal) $10.5m $351.4m $8.4m $200.2m 67 7. Too Cool To Kill (various) $9.3m $387.4m $9.3m $387.3m 5 8. Nice View (various) $6.2m $199.3m $6.2m $199.3m 1 9. Jackass Forever (Paramount) $4.8m...
Worldwide box office February 25-27 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World)3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. Uncharted (Sony) $58.2m $226.3m $35m $143m 65 2. Death On The Nile (Disney) $15.1m $101.2m $10.6m $68.5m 48 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $12.7m $1.8bn $7m $1bn 64 4. Dog (various) $12m $35.1m $1.9m $4.2m 19 5. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $10.9m $601.9m $10.9m $601.9m 5 6. Sing 2 (Universal) $10.5m $351.4m $8.4m $200.2m 67 7. Too Cool To Kill (various) $9.3m $387.4m $9.3m $387.3m 5 8. Nice View (various) $6.2m $199.3m $6.2m $199.3m 1 9. Jackass Forever (Paramount) $4.8m...
- 2/28/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
The box office domination by patriotic local film “The Battle at Lake Changjin II” ground on into a fourth weekend in China. Hollywood’s “Death on the Nile” slipped out of the top five on its second weekend of release.
“The Battle at Lake Changjin II” earned $11.0 million, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That lifted its cumulative to $611 million since release on Feb. 1, 2022.
Chinese comedy “Too Cool to Kill” held on to second place with $9.5 million, good for a cumulative of $393 million. Drama “Nice View” earned $6.3 million, for a cumulative of $204 million.
With “Death on the Nile” declining quickly, Chinese animated franchise film “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” returned to fourth pace with $3.9 million, giving it a cumulative of $147 million since its Feb. 1 debut.
New release Japanese title “I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet” opened in fifth place with $3.3 million over the weekend and $5.3 million since its Tuesday opening.
“The Battle at Lake Changjin II” earned $11.0 million, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That lifted its cumulative to $611 million since release on Feb. 1, 2022.
Chinese comedy “Too Cool to Kill” held on to second place with $9.5 million, good for a cumulative of $393 million. Drama “Nice View” earned $6.3 million, for a cumulative of $204 million.
With “Death on the Nile” declining quickly, Chinese animated franchise film “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” returned to fourth pace with $3.9 million, giving it a cumulative of $147 million since its Feb. 1 debut.
New release Japanese title “I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet” opened in fifth place with $3.3 million over the weekend and $5.3 million since its Tuesday opening.
- 2/28/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sony’s videogame adaptation was boosted by its debut in North America and expansion to 62 international territories.
Worldwide box office February 18-20 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. Uncharted (Sony) $99.5m $132.1m $55.4m $55.4m 63 2. Death On The Nile (Disney) $26m $74.8m $19.8m $49.9m 51 3. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $19.6m $580.8m $19.6m $580.8m 5 4. Too Cool To Kill (various) $17.3m $369.2m $17.3m $369.2m 3 5. Dog (various) $16.2m $16.2m $1.1m $1.1m 4 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $15.3m $1.8bn $8.1m $1bn 64 7. Sing 2 (Universal) $13.1m $332m $10.3m $184.7m 67 8. Nice View (various) $11.2m $187.8m $11.2m $187.8m...
Worldwide box office February 18-20 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. Uncharted (Sony) $99.5m $132.1m $55.4m $55.4m 63 2. Death On The Nile (Disney) $26m $74.8m $19.8m $49.9m 51 3. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $19.6m $580.8m $19.6m $580.8m 5 4. Too Cool To Kill (various) $17.3m $369.2m $17.3m $369.2m 3 5. Dog (various) $16.2m $16.2m $1.1m $1.1m 4 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $15.3m $1.8bn $8.1m $1bn 64 7. Sing 2 (Universal) $13.1m $332m $10.3m $184.7m 67 8. Nice View (various) $11.2m $187.8m $11.2m $187.8m...
- 2/21/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
“The Battle at Lake Changjin II” continued its domination of the mainland Chinese box office into a third week. But cinemagoing activity continued to slow down after peaking at the beginning of the month with the Lunar New Year holidays.
Hollywood new release “Death on the Nile” did not have enough impact to make it beyond fourth place or to change the overall direction of the market.
“Lake Changjin II” earned $19.8 million over the weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That lifted its total to $589 million since opening on Feb. 1, 2022.
Chinese comedy “Too Cool to Kill” held on to second place with $17.4 million, good for a cumulative of $374 million. Drama “Nice View” earned $113 million, for a cumulative of $193 million.
“Death on the Nile” was a step lower, earning $5.9 million in its opening three days. Ticketing agency Maoyan forecasts that the film will reach $13.5 million (RMB85.7 million) over the...
Hollywood new release “Death on the Nile” did not have enough impact to make it beyond fourth place or to change the overall direction of the market.
“Lake Changjin II” earned $19.8 million over the weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That lifted its total to $589 million since opening on Feb. 1, 2022.
Chinese comedy “Too Cool to Kill” held on to second place with $17.4 million, good for a cumulative of $374 million. Drama “Nice View” earned $113 million, for a cumulative of $193 million.
“Death on the Nile” was a step lower, earning $5.9 million in its opening three days. Ticketing agency Maoyan forecasts that the film will reach $13.5 million (RMB85.7 million) over the...
- 2/21/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sony’s videogame adaptation proved the top US studio title in international markets thanks to its launch in 15 early territories.
Worldwide box office February 11-13 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (World) Cume (World)3-day (Int’l)Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $43.7m $524m $43.7m $524m 4 2. Too Cool To Kill (various) $37.6m $319.5m $37.6m $319.5m 1 3. Death On The Nile (Disney) $33.5m $33.5m $20.7m $20.7m 48 4. Nice View (various) $21.6m $159.3m $21.6m $159.3m 1 5. Uncharted (Sony) $21.5m $21.5m $21.5m $21.5m 15 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $18.1m $1.8bn $11m $1bn 64 7. Marry Me (Universal) $16.5m $16.5m $8.5m $8.5m 66 8. Boonie Bears: Back To...
Worldwide box office February 11-13 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (World) Cume (World)3-day (Int’l)Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $43.7m $524m $43.7m $524m 4 2. Too Cool To Kill (various) $37.6m $319.5m $37.6m $319.5m 1 3. Death On The Nile (Disney) $33.5m $33.5m $20.7m $20.7m 48 4. Nice View (various) $21.6m $159.3m $21.6m $159.3m 1 5. Uncharted (Sony) $21.5m $21.5m $21.5m $21.5m 15 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $18.1m $1.8bn $11m $1bn 64 7. Marry Me (Universal) $16.5m $16.5m $8.5m $8.5m 66 8. Boonie Bears: Back To...
- 2/14/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
“The Battle at Lake Changjin II” passed $500 million in total sales and remained unchallenged atop the mainland Chinese box office over the latest weekend.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed no positional change among the top five films on a weekend that came a week after the Chinese New Year holiday wound down.
Bona’s “Lake Changjin II” earned $43.5 million over the Friday to Sunday weekend, ahead of comedy “Too Cool to Kill” with $37.3 million over the same three days. In third place over the weekend was drama “Nice View” with $21.6 million and animation “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” with $14.0 million. The Zhang Yimou- and Zhang Mo-directed “Snipers” was fifth over the weekend with $11 million.
Imax reported that “Lake Changjin II” earned $2.65 million from 730 venues in China over the weekend. That pushed its Imax cumulative to $30.5 million. The film’s overall cumulative stands at $524 million after only 13 days of release.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed no positional change among the top five films on a weekend that came a week after the Chinese New Year holiday wound down.
Bona’s “Lake Changjin II” earned $43.5 million over the Friday to Sunday weekend, ahead of comedy “Too Cool to Kill” with $37.3 million over the same three days. In third place over the weekend was drama “Nice View” with $21.6 million and animation “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” with $14.0 million. The Zhang Yimou- and Zhang Mo-directed “Snipers” was fifth over the weekend with $11 million.
Imax reported that “Lake Changjin II” earned $2.65 million from 730 venues in China over the weekend. That pushed its Imax cumulative to $30.5 million. The film’s overall cumulative stands at $524 million after only 13 days of release.
- 2/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Chinese patriotic war epic ’The Battle At Lake Changjin II’ topped the global chart with $153.5m from its first six days.
Worldwide box office February 4-6 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $153.4m $153.4m $153.4m $153.4m 2 2. Too Cool To Kill (various) $111.4m $111.5m $111.4m $111.5m 1 3. Nice View (various) $45.5m $45.5m $45.5m $45.5m 1 4. Boonie Bears: Back To Earth (various) $38.9m $40m $38.9m $40m 1 5. Jackass Forever (Paramount) $28.7m $28.7m $5.2m $5.2m 10 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $25.2m $1.7bn $15.6m $1bn 64 7. Sniper (various) $22.8m $22.8m $22.8m $22.8m 1 8. Moonfall...
Worldwide box office February 4-6 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World) 3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. The Battle At Lake Changjin II (various) $153.4m $153.4m $153.4m $153.4m 2 2. Too Cool To Kill (various) $111.4m $111.5m $111.4m $111.5m 1 3. Nice View (various) $45.5m $45.5m $45.5m $45.5m 1 4. Boonie Bears: Back To Earth (various) $38.9m $40m $38.9m $40m 1 5. Jackass Forever (Paramount) $28.7m $28.7m $5.2m $5.2m 10 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $25.2m $1.7bn $15.6m $1bn 64 7. Sniper (various) $22.8m $22.8m $22.8m $22.8m 1 8. Moonfall...
- 2/7/2022
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Patriotic blockbuster “The Battle at Lake Changjin II” earned just short of $400 million over the Chinese New Year holidays at a mainland China box office that weighed in at some $950 million.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed “Lake Changjin II” earning $152 million over the Friday to Sunday weekend, comfortably ahead of comedy “Too Cool to Kill” which took $111 million over the same three days. In third place over the weekend was drama “Nice View” with $45.4 million and animation “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” with $38.8. The Zhang Yimou- and Zhang Mo-directed “Snipers” was fifth over the weekend with $22.7 million.
Data from other sources show that the first three days of the six-day holiday period – Tuesday to Sunday – were the strongest, indicating that the cumulative scores at the end of Sunday are more important.
“Lake Changjin II” completed its first six days in Chinese theaters with $395 million, according to Artisan Gateway.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed “Lake Changjin II” earning $152 million over the Friday to Sunday weekend, comfortably ahead of comedy “Too Cool to Kill” which took $111 million over the same three days. In third place over the weekend was drama “Nice View” with $45.4 million and animation “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” with $38.8. The Zhang Yimou- and Zhang Mo-directed “Snipers” was fifth over the weekend with $22.7 million.
Data from other sources show that the first three days of the six-day holiday period – Tuesday to Sunday – were the strongest, indicating that the cumulative scores at the end of Sunday are more important.
“Lake Changjin II” completed its first six days in Chinese theaters with $395 million, according to Artisan Gateway.
- 2/7/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
China’s cinema box office trod water in the weekend ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays and an imminent surge of new release titles. These mean that the next few days could add up to the biggest week in Chinese movie history.
Over the latest weekend, though, the nationwide aggregate was a paltry $21.4 million, the lowest weekend this year, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
“Fireflies in the Sun,” a Wanda Pictures-backed thriller, said to be a remake of “John Q,” climbed back to first place with a $4.1 million take. It was first released in mid-December and has now built a cumulative of $174 million.
Patriotic pandemic film “Embrace Again” slipped to second place with $3.9 million, giving a running total of $148 million. Comedy, “Another Me” took $2.9 million for a $73 million cumulative since release on Jan. 1, 2022. Chinese crime thriller “G Storm” earned $2.8 million over the weekend for a total...
Over the latest weekend, though, the nationwide aggregate was a paltry $21.4 million, the lowest weekend this year, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
“Fireflies in the Sun,” a Wanda Pictures-backed thriller, said to be a remake of “John Q,” climbed back to first place with a $4.1 million take. It was first released in mid-December and has now built a cumulative of $174 million.
Patriotic pandemic film “Embrace Again” slipped to second place with $3.9 million, giving a running total of $148 million. Comedy, “Another Me” took $2.9 million for a $73 million cumulative since release on Jan. 1, 2022. Chinese crime thriller “G Storm” earned $2.8 million over the weekend for a total...
- 1/31/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“The Battle at Lake Changjin 2: Water Gate Bridge,” the sequel to China’s highest grossing film of all time, will debut on Feb. 1, the first day of the lucrative Chinese New Year holiday.
The weeklong vacation is typically China’s biggest box office period of the year and thus is subject to intense competition. This year, “Lake Changjin 2” is set to go up against 10 other hotly anticipated titles. The sequel currently ranks third in popularity based on votes from the “want to watch” metric from the Maoyan database.
Its top competitor is “Nice View,” the next feature from “Dying to Survive” director Wen Muye, which currently has the highest number of people indicating they “want to watch” the film on the Maoyan platform, with 447,000 votes.
Trailing “Nice View” in popularity is director Han Han’s “Only Fools Rush In,” with 389,000 votes. The comedy “Too Cool To Kill” from director...
The weeklong vacation is typically China’s biggest box office period of the year and thus is subject to intense competition. This year, “Lake Changjin 2” is set to go up against 10 other hotly anticipated titles. The sequel currently ranks third in popularity based on votes from the “want to watch” metric from the Maoyan database.
Its top competitor is “Nice View,” the next feature from “Dying to Survive” director Wen Muye, which currently has the highest number of people indicating they “want to watch” the film on the Maoyan platform, with 447,000 votes.
Trailing “Nice View” in popularity is director Han Han’s “Only Fools Rush In,” with 389,000 votes. The comedy “Too Cool To Kill” from director...
- 1/13/2022
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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