Cinema box office in China hit RMB4.2 billion ($651 million) over the seven-day National Holiday period, according to government sources on Friday. By far the top title was “The Battle at Lake Chan…
hit RMB4.2 billion over the seven-day National Holiday period, according to government sources on Friday.,” which had grossed RMB3.50 billion by 5pm local time on Friday, its ninth day of release.
A key difference is that 2019 benefited from the release of three blockbusters – “My People, My Country,” “The Captain,” and “The Climbers” – which each comfortably exceeded $100 million. And in just nine days of release “Changjin” has become the eighth biggest film ever released in China. The absolute record of RMB5.69 billion belongs to 2017 fictional war film “Wolf Warrior 2.”
Both “Changjin” and “Parents” are typical of the trend towards nationalistic and patriotic fare that is being produced in vast quantities, at government behest, by private sector and state-owned studios alike.
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