China Box Office: Chinese Doctors Resuscitates Sluggish Weekend
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“Chinese Doctors” gave a shot in the arm to a sluggish weekend at the Chinese box office, coming in first with sales of $44.4 million, according to Maoyan data.
The patriotic tear-jerked had little competition: only other patriotic films, children’s animations and youth-centric programming are currently in theaters.
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The Wuhan-set pandemic film from Bona Film is the most commercial of a slew of blockbusters intended to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party, and has grossed $138 million so far. Some $5.5 million of those sales came from Imax screens, $2.2 million of which rolled in this weekend, the company said.
Chinese Doctors continues to lead Chinese box office chart
Xinhua
19 Jul 2021, 12:44 GMT+10
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) Domestic anti-epidemic-themed movie Chinese Doctors continued to top Chinese box office chart on Sunday, China Movie Data Information Network reported Monday. The movie pocketed 109.4 million yuan (about 16.9 million U.S. dollars) on the 10th day since its debut, bringing the total box office revenue to 888 million yuan. Coming in second was China s domestic musical comedy The Day We Lit Up The Sky, raking in about 31.5 million yuan on its second day of release on Sunday. The movie depicts how a student on grade retention met his like-minded friends in school and together pursued the victory of a dancing competition despite every adversity.
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Despite its gloomy reputation, Yunlin County – rich in culture and history – can provide a tranquil escape from the bustle of big city life.
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Situated just over 200 kilometers southwest of Taipei by freeway, Yunlin County suffers from a reputation for being flat, uninteresting, and insignificant. It has none of Taiwan’s high mountains and no national parks. The 55-kilometer-long coastline lacks attractive beaches. And the county seat, Douliu (斗六, population 108,000), is no place for anyone in search of nightlife.
All that is true. Yet Yunlin has its own charm – a sleepy rural outpost that is nonetheless host to an abundance of historic architecture, traditional religious sites, breathtaking natural scenery, and local agricultural expertise.
When it comes to originality, it's safe to say that Chinese creations have been on both ends on the spectrum.at different points in history. On one hand, we've got beloved folk tales and stories like Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms that have survived the test of time, and on the other, we have characters from.