Hotline Beijing premieres in LA celebrating community
The documentary Hotline Beijing premiered in Los Angeles on Monday as part of its international promotional and exchange event, with support from Golden Screen Awards, giving American audiences a closer look at how China’s capital addresses citizens’ needs through its innovative “12345” citizen service hotline. Produced by the China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio under China […]
‘Evil Unbound’ Takes Massive Opening, Jackie Chan’s ‘Shadow’s Edge’ Moves to Second
Zhao Linshan’s “Evil Unbound” dominated the China box office over the Sept. 19-21 weekend, opening to RMB881.7 million ($122.5 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Changying Film Group release has already amassed $170.4 million after just four days, making it one of the strongest debuts of the year. The film is also No. 1 at […]
Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Leads China Box Office for Fourth Week
“The Shadow’s Edge” (iQIYI Pictures) stayed atop the China box office chart for the Sept. 12–14 frame with RMB61.3 million ($8.5 million), lifting its running total to RMB 1.133 billion ($157.4 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Jackie Chan thriller is directed by Larry Yang. The film follows retired Macau surveillance expert Wong Tak-Chung (Chan), who’s brought […]
Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Leads China Box Office for Third Week
“The Shadow’s Edge” (iQIYI Pictures) continued to dominate the Chinese box office for the third straight weekend, taking in RMB84.2 million ($11.7 million) for a running total of RMB 1.031 billion ($143.2 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Jackie Chan thriller is directed by Larry Yang.
Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Stays No. 1 at China Box Office
“The Shadow’s Edge” (iQIYI Pictures) held the China box office for a second weekend, grossing RMB189.1 million ($26.3 million) for a running total of RMB878 million ($121.9 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Jackie Chan thriller is directed by Larry Yang. The film follows retired Macau surveillance expert Wong Tak-Chung (Chan), who’s brought back to track a […]
Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Rises to No. 1 at China Box Office
iQiYi Pictures’ thriller “The Shadow’s Edge” climbed to the top of the Chinese box office in its second weekend with RMB182.9 million ($25.4 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Larry Yang–directed film, starring Jackie Chan, has now grossed $77.5 million. The film follows retired Macau surveillance expert Wong Tak-Chung (Chan), who’s brought back to track a […]
China summer box office hits $1.4bn as animation ‘Nobody’ rises to the top
Chinese animation Nobody made an unusual hop to the top of the local box office in its third weekend, dethroning historical drama Dead To Rights, as the summer box office in China hit the $1.4bn (RMB10bn) milestone. Produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Nobody opened on August 2 and ranked second for two sessions, behind Dead To Rights. However, it took […]
‘Nobody’ Climbs to No. 1 as Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Opens
Shanghai Animation Film’s animated adventure “Nobody” rose to the top of the China box office in its second weekend, grossing RMB237.1 million ($32.9 million) between Aug. 15–17, according to Artisan Gateway. After opening in second place last week, the film has now earned $138.5 million. Directed by Yu Shui, the film draws inspiration from “Journey […]
‘Dead to Rights’ Stays No. 1, ‘Dongji Rescue’ Bows in Third
China’s market remained all-local across the top five for Aug. 8–10, with “Dead to Rights” (China Film) leading for a third weekend, adding RMB303.6 million ($42.2 million) and lifting its cume to RMB2.203 billion ($306 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. That also made it the No. 3 film globally over the weekend, according […]
‘Dead to Rights’ Holds at No. 1 as Animated ‘Nobody’ Debuts in Second
China’s box office remained dominated by local-language releases during the Aug. 1–3 weekend. All five of the top-charting titles were domestic productions. “Dead to Rights,” distributed by China Film Group, led the chart for a second consecutive weekend, adding RMB 609.3 million ($84.6 million), bringing its cumulative gross to RMB 1.515 billion ($210.4 million), according to data […]