Box Office

On Screen China: ‘Mekong’ Steams Upriver, ‘BFG’ Friendly but not Big

Oct 13, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
National Day holiday receipts continued 2016’s box office stagnation, with the depressed market was fortunately enlivened by the surprise performance of action/thriller "Operation Mekong" (湄公河行动). Read More

China Box Office: ‘Operation Mekong’ Storms Holiday Box Office

Oct 7, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Action thriller "Operation Mekong" (湄公河行动) overcame modest box office expectations and unexpectedly won the holiday period with an estimated RMB 490 million ($73.5 million) through Thursday, October 6. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Chinese Odyssey Part 3’ Crosses $50 Million

Sep 26, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Holdovers from last week’s Mid-Autumn Festival retained their grasp on China’s box office this weekend, clipping the wings of Warner Bros’ day-and-date animation "Storks." Read More

China Box Office: 2016 Fails to Eclipse 2015’s Mid-Autumn Festival Take

Sep 19, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
The top four spots at this week’s Chinese box office were captured by four new local-language films, all released to coincide with China’s three-day Mid-Autumn Festival. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Star Trek’ Goes ‘Beyond’ for a Second Week

Sep 13, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Imported films from four different countries took the top seven spots at China’s box office this weekend. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Bourne’ Tops Weekend but ‘Ice Age’ Rising

Aug 29, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Early estimates for Monday put the Fox animated sequel ahead of Universal's bungled 'Bourne' release. Read More

On Screen China: 3D ‘Jason Bourne’ Leaves Chinese Fans Feeling Sick and Cheated

Aug 25, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Ticket buyers in the world’s second-largest filmgoing nation were more than a bit peeved they had to cough up extra loot for premium-priced tickets for screenings of "Jason Bourne," complaining about poor 3D conversion and a lack of 2D options. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Line Walker’ Tops Again, Followed by ‘Happy Dad’

Aug 23, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
The big-screen adaptation of TVB’s production Line Walker repeated in the top spot for a second weekend as China’s anemic summer box office slipped to its lowest weekend total since mid-June. Read More

China Box Office: Crime Thriller Leads Muted Weekend, ‘Pets’ Slow, Steady

Aug 15, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
‘The Secret Life of Pets‘ hit $49.2M but will likely fall short of the ‘Minions’ tally in 2015. Read More

On Screen China: Lovers’ Holiday Could Boost ‘Online-to-Offline’ Romance Pic

Aug 11, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
The Chinese release calendar has four “lovers' holidays” that tend to spark a rise in moviegoing. Read More

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