China Box Office: ‘Dunkirk’ Wins; ‘Wolf’ Endures; ‘Valerian’ Collapses

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Dunkirk scored a modest $28 million victory thanks to director Christopher Nolan's popularity in China, but it was all quiet on the Western front as imported films continued to flounder following the conclusion of a red-hot domestic blackout period. Read More

On Screen China: Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ Finally Washes Up on Chinese Shores

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China's legion of passionate Christopher Nolan fans will help push the World War II drama to an easy weekend box office victory, but general audiences -- unaccustomed to both Nolan's experimental storytelling as well as WWII battles outside the Pacific theater, will have their patience tested. Read More

China Box Office: Hollywood Falls Flat as Blackout Lifts

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After six straight weekends of a government imposed ban on imported films that helped reignite the local film industry thanks to the singular box office performance of Wolf Warrior II, foreign films were once again permitted into theaters this Friday, yet all three new wide releases -- Valerian, Cars 3, and Baby Driver -- failed to cash in with Chinese moviegoers. Read More

China Box Office: “Wolf Warrior II” Closes Out Blackout Period on High Note

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On its fourth weekend of release, Wolf Warriors II -- already the highest-grossing film of all-time in China -- punctuated its historic run with a fourth consecutive weekend atop the box office charts, fending off fierce competition from fellow action flick Paradox. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Wolf Warrior II’ Nears $650M, Enters Top Five All-Time in a Single Territory

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Patriotic action film and mega-blockbuster Wolf Warrior II scored a third straight weekend as the #1 film in the world and blew past Marvel's The Avengers to become the fifth highest-grossing film ever from a single territory. Read More

‘Wolf Warrior II’ Crowned King of the Chinese Box Office

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The patriotic action film Wolf Warrior II supplanted Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid on Wednesday to become the highest-grossing film of all-time in China. Remarkably, the film shows no signs of slowing down entering its third weekend in theaters. Read More

On Screen China: Summer Box Office Reignited By Record-Breaking ‘Wolf Warriors 2’

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Patriotic action film 'Wolf Warriors 2' will inch closer to The Mermaid's all-time box office record this weekend while romantic fantasy 'Once Upon a Time' will open strongly thanks to the popularity of its attractive leads with young female audiences. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Wolf Warriors II’ Makes Fierce Debut, Threatening to Set New All-Time Record

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Jacky Wu's sequel singlehandedly saved a beleaguered domestic box office this weekend, on its debut, earning an incredible 921 million yuan ($136.7 million). Read More

On Screen China: Nationalist Films Heat Up Frigid Summer Box Office

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After last weekend's box office hit a three-and-a-half-month low, two films intended to stoke nationalism prior to Army Day on August 1 -- action sequel Wolf Warriors II and the propaganda film The Founding of an Army -- take on the heavy responsibility this weekend of rescuing China's lackluster domestic blackout period. Read More

China Box Office: Local Summer Films Flame Out

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Local films aren't exactly bringing in the crowds government regulators had hoped for during the annual summer blackout period as the weekend box office dropped to its lowest total since the beginning of April.  Read More

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