Maintaining a trend of highly nationalistic movies at local multiplexes, the new blockbuster is a patriotic war epic celebrating China's victory over the U.S. during a key battle in the Korean War.
with $18 million and Zhang Yimou’s Korean war biopicto finish its run with around $938 million in total ticket sales. The company’s projections also tend to undergo heavy revision later in a movie’s release cycle, but if the early prediction holds roughly true,should become China’s new all-time box office champion. The record is currently held by the film’s predecessor, the first, which opened just last fall during China’s Oct. 1 National Day holiday and went on to earn $913 million.
A lingering question for the blockbusters on release is how much the Beijing Winter Olympics, which open Friday, will cut into theatergoing during the tail end of their holiday earnings run.is a chest-thumping, emotionally stirring pseudo-propagandistic action movie glorifying China’s victory over U.S. forces during a key battle in the Korean War . The new installment focuses on the Chinese military’s mission to take out the Water Gate Bridge, an important path of retreat for American troops.
Both films star local action hero Wu Jing and heartthrob Jackson Yee, and somewhat uncommonly, the two titles are co-directed by a trio of established Chinese hitmakers, Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam. Bona Film Group CEO Yu Dong set the patriotic tone for the film’s reception when its trailer was unveiled for Chinese media in mid-January. “The Spring Festival is an occasion when Chinese families get together,” the executive said. “Today’s union is possible because our ancestors risked their lives in battles. We should remember what they sacrificed on this special occasion.”
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