China box office: War epic ‘Sacrifice’ moves past $100m in second week

Japanese animation Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna came in second over the weekend, grossing $9.6m.Locally-produced war film Sacrifice topped China’s box office last weekend (October 30-November 1), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, grossing a further $28.6m for a cumulative total of $105.8m.Co-directed by Frant Gwo, Guan Hu and Lu Yang, the film was produced to celebrate the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the Korean War.

The three-day weekend gross included $1.6m from 670 IMAX screens.Japanese animation Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna came in second over the weekend, grossing $9.6m in its opening three days.

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