China Box Office: ‘Raging Fire’ Tops Chart With $37m Opening
“Raging Fire,” the last film from late Hong Kong director Benny Chan, topped the box office in its opening weekend in China (July 30-Aug 1), grossing $37.2m over three days, according to figures from theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway. One of Hong Kong’s leading action directors, Benny Chan (“The White Storm”) became ill with cancer while shooting “Raging Fire” in 2019 and died in August 2020. The film’s release has since been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more Screen Daily
Canadian Pop Star Kris Wu Detained Over Rape Allegation by Police in China
Police in China said they have detained a 30-year-old Canadian man surnamed Wu on suspicion of committing rape, with state media identifying him as Chinese-born pop singer Kris Wu. Wu was being investigated over accusations made online of “tricking young girls into having sex with him,” according to a statement by police in the Chaoyang district of the Chinese capital Beijing late on Saturday. “Foreign nationality is not a talisman, no matter how famous he is, there is no immunity. Whoever breaks the law will be punished by law,” said the Communist Party-owned People’s Daily on a social media posting on Saturday evening that referred to the case. NBC News
