Xiaoshu 175 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The seven-day haul is more than the Chinese box office generated for the entire year a decade ago. China's movie box office has smashed the world's seven-day revenue record for a single territory, racking up an astonishing $548 million in ticket sales over the Chinese New Year's holiday period, plus Valentine's Day on Sunday. That eclipses the record set in North America six weeks ago, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens lifted the territory to $529.6 million from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. The record one-week haul also is considerably more than the Chinese box office generated for the entire year just one decade ago. In 2006, China's total box office was approximately $327.5 million. Hong Kong hitmaker Stephen Chow's latest comedy Mermaid helped fuel the historic total, grossing $275.1 million for the week, according to data from Beijing-based box office monitor Ent Group. Wong Jing and Andrew Lau's From Vegas to Macau III, starring Chow Yun Fat, came in second, pulling in $119.6 million in seven days. Fantasy blockbuster sequel The Monkey King 2, starring Aaron Kwok and Gong Li, also raced past the $100 million mark, earning $116.2 million. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-breaks-world-865319 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadstal 5,261 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Damn. That's lots of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
�幸� 1,488 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's so cool to be alive in an era where something other than Hollywood is becoming more dominant in an entertainment sense. Interesting to note that Japan has a huge music industry but is still eclipsed by the US. But China seems out to beat Hollywood profit-wise very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToujoursSistar 7,681 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's so cool to be alive in an era where something other than Hollywood is becoming more dominant in an entertainment sense. Interesting to note that Japan has a huge music industry but is still eclipsed by the US. But China seems out to beat Hollywood profit-wise very soon. this ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamaswag 8,571 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 All Stephen Chow produced New Year movie always set record Whoever starred in his movie would become a star by night, that new lead girl entry to the industry pretty much set now. She will get tons of offers rolling to her door now with this kind of blockbuster hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keijiro 7,065 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The mermaid kinda sucks but some parts are fucking hilarious. typical stephen chow comedy lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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