Tag: Detective Chinatown 2
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Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ Finds Cmc as Multi-Territory Buyer (Exclusive)
Cmc Pictures has picked up multi-territory rights to ‘Shadow,” the Zhang Yimou-directed action drama that premiered this week at the Venice Film Festival. The film continues its run this week at the Toronto Film Festival.The China-based Cmc Pictures has acquired rights in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South Africa in a…
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China box office: ‘Dying To Survive’ stays top with $160m second week
The comedy drama held off challengers including ‘Hidden Man’.Dying To Survive continued to thrive at the Chinese box office in the period of Jul 9-15, as new opener Hidden Man failed to take it down from the top.Dying To Survive maintained an astounding momentum in its second week and added $159.7m for $350.2m after 11…
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China box office: ‘Dying To Survive’ stays top, big-budget fantasy ‘Asura’ flops
The comedy drama held off challengers including ‘Hidden Man’.Dying To Survive continued to thrive at the Chinese box office in the period of Jul 9-15, as new opener Hidden Man failed to take it down from the top.Dying To Survive maintained an astounding momentum in its second week and added $159.7m for $350.2m after 11…
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Hollywood Sidelined as China Box Office Surges 39% in Jan and Feb
Box office in China climbed by 39% in the first two months of the year to hit $2.37 billion (RMB15.1 billion). The boom was largely driven by local films, with Hollywood was kept on the sidelines.The two month total compares with $1.70 billion (RMB10.8 billion) in January and February last year. Single month comparisons can…
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China box office: ‘Detective Chinatown 2’, ‘Operation Red Sea’ power record-breaking week
February box office reaches historic $1.5bn.Following an auspicious start to the new year, the Chinese box office continued to explode in the week of Feb 19-25 with $782m, turning it into the highest grossing week ever in China.As of yesterday (Feb 25), February’s monthly box office has reached a historic RMB9b ($1.5bn), setting another world…
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China’s Wild New Year: ‘Detective Chinatown 2’ Crosses $300M, Eclipses ‘Monster Hunt 2’; ‘Operation Red Sea’ Rising
Writer-Director Chen Sicheng’s Detective Chinatown 2 has surged ahead of Monster Hunt 2 at the Chinese box office with $305M through today, Wednesday. That leaves Monster Hunt 2, the Raman Hui-directed fantasy pic that shattered single-day records on Friday, in its wake at about $269M. At the same time, Operation Red Sea, an action thriller…
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‘Monster Hunt 2’ Scores $190 Million as China Enjoys Half Billion Dollar Weekend
Raman Hui’s family-friendly adventure, “Monster Hunt 2” earned $190 million to top the China box office over the first three days of the Chinese New Year holidays.Though “Monster Hunt 2” ran out as winner, the box office bounty was widely spread. “Detective Chinatown 2” also earned $154 million in three days, and took the crown…
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Imax to Release Local-Language Trio for Chinese New Year (Exclusive)
Premium large format film company Imax is positioning itself for its biggest ever week at the box office in China. For the first time, it will simultaneously release three Chinese-language pictures this weekend in time for Chinese New Year.Edko’s “Monster Hunt 2,” Bona Film Group’s “Operation Red Sea” and Wanda Film’s “Detective Chinatown 2” will…