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

Aug 14, 2017 / Box Office /

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

Aug 10, 2017 / Box Office /

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

Moutai Thanks Hit Movie ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ for Free Advertising

Aug 9, 2017 / Entertainment Marketing /

Chinese box office hit “Wolf Warrior 2” has received a thank-you letter from the president of Kweichow Moutai, the country’s most famous brand of liquor. Read More

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

Aug 4, 2017 / Box Office /

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

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

Jul 27, 2017 / Box Office /

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’s Venture Capitalists Are Going Gaga Over This Tibetan Pilgrimage Film

Jul 25, 2017 / News /

A film about the 1,200-mile journey from Tibet to the sacred Mt. Kailash has found a cult following among China’s venture capitalists and startup founders. Read More

China Box Office: Local Summer Films Flame Out

Jul 24, 2017 / Box Office /

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

China Box Office: ‘Wu Kong’ Swings to Dominant Weekend Victory

Jul 18, 2017 / Box Office /

Despite tepid audience reaction, fantasy-action pic Wu Kong became the first local production in 165 days to win China's weekend box office crown. Read More

On Screen China: Back to (Monkey) Business as Usual as China Shuts Out Imports

Jul 13, 2017 / Box Office /

After a long box office drought for domestic films, action-adventure pic Wu Kong -- China's latest adaptation of the universally-adored Monkey King saga -- kicks off the summer blackout period and will become the first local production in 5 months to gross more than RMB 100 million ($15 million) on a single day. Read More

China Box Office: Illumination Lights up China With Record ‘Despicable Me 3’ Bow

Jul 10, 2017 / Box Office /

Illumination Entertainment's Despicable Me 3 rose above the fray this weekend with a record-smashing $61 million* debut, and in just three days outgrossed the combined box office of Hollywood's entire 2017 animation slate in China. Read More

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