![]() Aggression and Aid Korea’) is “Snipers,” a film co-directed by veteran Zhang Yimou and his daughter Zhang Mo. “Watergate Bridge” is similarly militaristic, similarly patriotic, is made by the same Tsui Hark, Dante Lam and Chen Kaige directing team, and boasts the same top stars Wu Jing and Jackson Yee.Īlso mining the Korean War-theme (known in China as ‘The War to Resist U.S. State media are busily predicting that the sequel could beat this. “ Watergate Bridge” (aka “ The Battle at Lake Changjin II”) is a sequel to the film that was released in October for the National Day festivities and broke a swath of records including the all-time, all-comers highest gross in China with a $913 million total. The film is still on release, but far outside the top five and will likely be crushed by the Chinese New Year releases which arrive in cinemas from Tuesday (Feb. It earned $1.7 million for a ten-day cumulative of $11 million.Ĭontroversy over Keanu Reeves, who is under fire for apparent plans to attend a pro-Tibet benefit concert in the U.S., failed to damage the career of “The Matrix: Resurrections” in any meaningful fashion. ![]() Paramount’s “Paw Patrol” clung onto fifth spot for the third week. Chinese crime thriller “G Storm” earned $2.8 million over the weekend for a total of $99.9 million since releasing on Dec. Comedy, “Another Me” took $2.9 million for a $73 million cumulative since release on Jan. ![]() Patriotic pandemic film “Embrace Again” slipped to second place with $3.9 million, giving a running total of $148 million. It was first released in mid-December and has now built a cumulative of $174 million. “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. 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. ![]() These mean that the next few days could add up to the biggest week in Chinese movie history. 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. ![]()
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