Patriotic action film “Homecoming” dominated cinemagoing in China over the weekend with a nearly 60 million haul. But the National Day holiday season is in a deep slump compared with recent years.
Directed by Rao Xiaozhi, the film is yet another tale of a heroic rescue of Chinese citizens in danger in foreign lands. In this instance, two Chinese diplomats must return to war-torn 2011 Libya to save 125 people who have been left behind.
The film opened on Friday and garnered an impressive 59.3 million (RMB421) according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It accounted for a thumping 67 market share. Imax reported that the film had been shot with Imax-certified cameras and that 3 million of the total came from its screens in China.
While the Friday-Sunday nationwide aggregate of 88 million was an impressive leap from the theatrical doldrums of the previous two weekends, the numbers were in reality a continuation of the box...
Directed by Rao Xiaozhi, the film is yet another tale of a heroic rescue of Chinese citizens in danger in foreign lands. In this instance, two Chinese diplomats must return to war-torn 2011 Libya to save 125 people who have been left behind.
The film opened on Friday and garnered an impressive 59.3 million (RMB421) according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It accounted for a thumping 67 market share. Imax reported that the film had been shot with Imax-certified cameras and that 3 million of the total came from its screens in China.
While the Friday-Sunday nationwide aggregate of 88 million was an impressive leap from the theatrical doldrums of the previous two weekends, the numbers were in reality a continuation of the box...
- 10/3/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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