Worldwide box office May 3-5 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Fall Guy (Universal) $53.8m $65.4m $25.3m $36.9m 79 2. The Last Frenzy (various) $29.6m $53.6m $29.6m $53.6m 1 3. Formed Police Unit (various) $23.8m $55.6m $23.8m $55.6m 1 4. Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In (various) $22.2m $47.3m $47.3m $47.3m 2 5. The Garfield Movie (Sony) $22m $22m $22m $22m 18 6. Challengers (Warner Bros) $15.1m $52.2m $7.5m $22.8m 65 7. Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (Disney) $14.4m $14.4m $6.4m $6.4m 31 8. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros) $14.3m $546.8m $9.8m $359.8m 79 9. The Roundup: Punishment (various) $14.1m $44m $13.8m...
- 5/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
“The Last Frenzy,” a comedy film about a dying man’s last hurrah, took the top spot in mainland Chinese cinemas ahead of chasing pack of new releases.
It earned $30.7 million (RMB218 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. Over its full five-day opening session, it accumulated $55.2 million.
In second place was patriotic action thriller “Formed Police Unit” which focused on Chinese peacekeeping forces. It earned $24.6 million over the weekend, but an even higher $59 million over the five days from its May 1 release.
In third place was “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In,” a Hong Kong-produced action thriller that a week earlier had topped the box office chart through preview screenings alone. Over its first official weekend of release, it earned $21.5 million. That gave it a cumulative total of $47.2 million.
Contemporary Japanese animation “Spy x Family: Code White” took fourth place with $13.1 million over the weekend.
It earned $30.7 million (RMB218 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. Over its full five-day opening session, it accumulated $55.2 million.
In second place was patriotic action thriller “Formed Police Unit” which focused on Chinese peacekeeping forces. It earned $24.6 million over the weekend, but an even higher $59 million over the five days from its May 1 release.
In third place was “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In,” a Hong Kong-produced action thriller that a week earlier had topped the box office chart through preview screenings alone. Over its first official weekend of release, it earned $21.5 million. That gave it a cumulative total of $47.2 million.
Contemporary Japanese animation “Spy x Family: Code White” took fourth place with $13.1 million over the weekend.
- 5/6/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
"Give my boy back!" Well Go USA has set a VOD / DVD release date for this Chinese survival thriller. Polar Rescue is finally getting a US release this March after originally debuting in China back in late 2022. It also goes under the title Come Back Home, which is a bit more emotional and less direct than the bland "Polar Rescue" that it is now. After a young boy gets lost during a bitter snowstorm, his frantic parents (starring both Donnie Yen and Cecilia Han) seek help from the local police, who are soon faced with a desperate race against the clock as hours tick by with no sign of the child anywhere. Donnie Yen stars as the father, De, who decides to go out in this dangerous cold and snow his own to find him. The cast also includes Jia Bing as Qian Jun and Xu Tang as Xiao Jiang.
- 2/12/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The former champion driver Zhang Chi (Shen Teng) became a driving school instructor in troubled times, living a life of relying on his reputation to make ends meet. Unexpectedly, the director of Laotoule Automobile Factory (Jia Bing), who is on the verge of suspending production, offers to sponsor Zhang Chi to form a team to compete in the last Bayinbrook Rally. Faced with this overwhelming wealth, Zhang Chi is ready to make a move, but no one knows the real purpose behind the factory director… Li Xiaohai (Fan Chengcheng), the driver who brought money to join the team, seems to be pure and kind, but why does he have an identity that is incompatible with his identity? Super talent? Zhang Chi summoned his old friends Sun Yuqiang (Yin Zheng) and Ji Xing (Zhang Benyu), and formed a team with the talented driver Li Xiaohai and the rookie driving school student...
- 1/31/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Fish out of water comedy film “Jonny Keep Walking” kept its place at the top of the mainland China box office in its third week of release. Two newcomers broke into the top five, comedy “Follow Bear for Action” and imported action title “The Beekeeper.”
“Jonny,” in which a man from the countryside struggles to hold down a corporate job in a big city, earned $19.7 million (140 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was another strong hold after an opening weekend of $26.1 million (on Dec. 29) and $22.4 million in its second frame. Its cumulative is now $109 million (RMB771 million).
Hong Kong-made crime action film “The Goldfinger,” also held well. It earned $6.1 million, down from $8.5 million the previous weekend. As with “Jonny,” the Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai-starring picture ranks higher than on its opening weekend. Since opening on Dec. 30, “The Goldfinger” now has a cumulative of $57 million.
“Jonny,” in which a man from the countryside struggles to hold down a corporate job in a big city, earned $19.7 million (140 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was another strong hold after an opening weekend of $26.1 million (on Dec. 29) and $22.4 million in its second frame. Its cumulative is now $109 million (RMB771 million).
Hong Kong-made crime action film “The Goldfinger,” also held well. It earned $6.1 million, down from $8.5 million the previous weekend. As with “Jonny,” the Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai-starring picture ranks higher than on its opening weekend. Since opening on Dec. 30, “The Goldfinger” now has a cumulative of $57 million.
- 1/15/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Uncle Jia Minghai (Jia Bing) enters Fenghua High School as the school's football coach by faking his resume, leading a group of “problematic students” to participate in high school football matches, and gradually achieving some success. However, as the team gets better, Minghai is suddenly fired by the school. The team is left without a leader and without a clue as to whether they will succeed or fail. Will the team's dream of being the champion still come true?...
- 9/7/2023
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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