China Box Office: Zhang Yimou’s ‘Cliff Walkers’ Outrun By ‘My Love’ in Labor Day Weekend Debuts Variety 1 hr ago
Zhang Yimou’s snowy period spy thriller “Cliff Walkers” debuted in China this Labor Day holiday weekend with $37.7 million. But it was outrun by local rom-com “My Love,” which took a comfortable box office victory.
That tale of young love starring Taiwan’s Greg Hsu and Zhang Ruonan of the popular TV show “Cry Me A Sad River” opened Friday to earn $65.1 million over three days, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Produced by Youth Enlight Pictures and directed by Han Tian (“Only the Wind Knows”), it grossed almost double the earnings of any competitor.
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By Global Times Published: Apr 28, 2021 06:43 PM
Promotional material for
New Chinese film
Break Through the Darkness, inspired by China s efforts to crack down on organized crime, will hit big screens across the Chinese mainland on Saturday.
Starring Zhang Songwen, Jin Shijia and Li Qian, the crime thriller produced by iQIYI Pictures and Hengye Pictures, directed by Lü Yulai is based on real cases that took place during the country s three-year campaign (2018-20) against organized crime and officials who sheltered criminal organizations.
According to the early audience reviews from prescreenings, the moviegoers have been impressed by the film s realistic presentation of these cases.
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When director Yi Xiaoxing went to a public bathhouse with his friends, he had a novel experience of the scrub-dirt service, a prevailing type of service in northern China, for the first time.
Typically, in scrub-dirt service a worker wraps a towel on one hand, and scrubs the customer s body before giving a massage. For most locals in northern China, it is complete relaxation.
Rejuvenated by the experience, Yi did more research and discovered this service could date back to hundreds of years ago, which inspired him to write the script of his latest comedy, Bath Buddy.
Comedy gets inspiration from China s bathhouse culture By Xu Fan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-11 15:56 Share
Bath Buddy. [Photo provided to China Daily]
When director Yi Xiaoxing went to a public bathhouse with his friends, he had a novel experience of the scrub-dirt service, a prevailing type of service in northern China, for the first time.
Typically, in scrub-dirt service a worker wraps a towel on one hand, and scrubs the customer s body before giving a massage. For most locals in northern China, it is complete relaxation.
Rejuvenated by the experience, Yi did more research and discovered this service could date back to hundreds of years ago, which inspired him to write the script of his latest comedy,