Tag: Monster Hunt
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After Golden Horse Awards Embarrassment, China Orders Talent Home for Huabiao Ceremony
China’s government quietly ordered top Chinese talent back to the mainland from abroad this past weekend to attend a Beijing ceremony for its highest film industry honors, the loosely bi-annual Huabiao Awards. The move came just weeks after it directed mainland film executives and talent to snub after-parties and return home as quickly as possible…
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Donnie Yen Joins Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’
Donnie Yen is joining Disney’s live-action Mulan.Yen is joining Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, who was cast as the female warrior after an extensive worldwide search that concluded with her hire last November. Yen will be playing Mulan’s mentor Commander Tung.Niki Caro is directing that feature that is set for a…
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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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‘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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‘Monster Hunt 2’ drives China box office to world record-breaking day
First day of the Chinese New Year holidays breaks record for a single day box office in a single market.China’s total box office on the first day of the Chinese New Year holidays (Feb 16) hit an estimated $205m (RMB1.3bn) powered by Monster Hunt 2, a world record for a single day box office in…
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China Box Office: ‘Monster Hunt 2’ Opens to Record $97M In Single Day
Chinese fantasy sequel Monster Hunt 2 is the new king of Chinese New Year.The live-action/CGI fusion film opened to an enormous $97 million in mainland China on Friday, the first day of the weeklong traditional family holiday, which has become one of the world’s biggest box-office seasons.The debut crushed the prior record held by The…