BEIJING (XINHUA) – The sequel to the China’s conflict blockbuster The Battle At Lake Changjin (2021) presently leads China’s field workplace for the week-long Spring Competition vacation, which concludes on Sunday (Feb 6).
The Battle At Lake Changjin II had raked in additional than 2.4 billion yuan (S$510 million) as of Sunday afternoon since its launch on Feb 1, the primary day of Chinese language New Yr, based on statistics from the China Film Knowledge Data Community.
Set in the course of the Korean Warfare (1950 to 1953) and starring actor Wu Jing and singer Jackson Yee, the primary film tells the story of Chinese language troopers preventing American troops in freezing temperatures in a key marketing campaign at Lake Changjin, or Chosin Reservoir.
The primary movie grossed over US$913 million (S$1.23 billion) on the worldwide field workplace, making it the second-highest-grossing movie of 2021 after Spider-Man: No Manner House.
Its sequel – the Chinese language title interprets as Watergate Bridge – follows Chinese language troopers of the identical firm as they tackle a brand new process. And this time, their battlefield is an important bridge on the retreat route of American troops.
The sequel noticed the return of Wu, 47, and Yee, 21, in addition to different principal members of the unique solid, with the movie additionally helmed by Chinese language director Chen Kaige, in addition to Hong Kong administrators Tsui Hark and Dante Lam.
The vacation field workplace chart in China contains eight new titles that hit theatres on Feb 1. The comedy Too Cool To Kill, starring Ma Li and Wei Xiang, is at No. 2 with greater than 1.3 billion yuan, whereas drama Good View, which additionally stars Yee, ranks third with greater than 630 million yuan.
The Chinese language New Yr is a profitable film season in China as moviegoing has change into an more and more distinguished pastime for individuals in the course of the vacation in recent times.
