China Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Grabs $23 Million Weekend Win
“Free Guy” grabbed a convincing win at the top of the China box office, marking the end of a Hollywood drought and was earned despite difficult conditions. It earned $3.77 million of its total from Imax screens. That was 16% of the nationwide weekend total from only 1% of screens. Chinese youth romance film “Farewell My Lad” was the weekend’s other top new release title. It earned a disappointing $2.3 million in fourth place. Read more Variety
Popular Chinese Fantasy Drama ‘Serendipity’ Sails Overseas
There has been a trend recently that has seen numerous Chinese produced dramas and movies becoming sudden sensations in many other countries, especially in Southeast Asia. As the Chinese romantic fantasy drama “Serendipity” comes to an end on Thursday night, the 12-episode time-traveling drama has earned nearly 20 million views on streaming platform Souhu Video and a high rating of 8.1/10 on mydramalist.com, a TV series review website. Overseas, the show has also landed on various video platforms. Read more Global Times
