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China Box Office: ‘Shock Wave 2’ Blasts Past ‘Soul,’ ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Variety 12/28/2020 Hong Kong’s “Shock Wave 2” out-earned “Wonder Woman 1984” in China in just two days, topping the local box office this weekend with a $51.4 million debut, according to data from Maoyan. By the end of Christmas Day, “Shock Wave 2” had grossed $28.6 million (RMB187 million), more than the $23 million (RMB151 million) “Wonder Woman” had earned since Dec. 18. More from Variety Its opening is nearly triple the Patty Jenkins-directed blockbuster’s China debut of $18.8 million last weekend, and more than 35 times the mere $1.46 million “Wonder Woman” managed to lasso this weekend to come in seventh at the box office. ....
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Rises To $85M Global; ‘Demon Slayer’ Becomes Japan’s Highest-Grossing Movie Ever; ‘Soul’ Grows In China & ‘Croods 2’ Nears $100M WW – International Box Office Deadline 12/28/2020 MONDAY UPDATE, writethru after Sunday 11:41AM post: There was a bit more varied action at the international box office this holiday weekend. Highlights include the continued rollout of Warner Bros/DC’s Wonder Woman 1984 with a good start in Australia, a sizable bow for China’s Soul and a brand new milestone for Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train which has officially overtaken Spirited Away Wonder Woman 1984, the Patty Jenkins-directed sequel added an estimated ....
The Rescue Dante Lam’s The Rescue topped the China box office over its opening weekend (December 18-20), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, pulling in almost twice the gross of Hollywood tentpole Wonder Woman 1984, which opened on the same date. The Rescue, a $90m action film revolving around an emergency rescue team working for the Chinese Coast Guard, grossed $36.3m in its first three days, compared to $18.8m for Warner Bros’ superhero sequel, starring Gal Gadot. However, both openings were considered soft as December is usually a peak box office period in China and the pandemic continues to be mostly under control. ....
The New Paper The ageless Andy Lau proves he truly is Asia s Tom Cruise. PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE 0 Engagements You can go in cold to this unlinked sequel to 2017 s Shock Wave, also written and directed by Herman Yau and starring Andy Lau but featuring a different storyline and new characters, and still be blown away by the Hong Kong actioner. A disgruntled former bomb disposal officer Poon (Lau), who awakes from a coma with amnesia, becomes a fugitive when the police suspect him of being involved with a criminal terrorist organisation that has been setting off a series of bomb explosions in Hong Kong. ....
HUNTED January 14 What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns into a life-or-death struggle as Eve becomes the unknowing target of a misogynistic plot against her. Forced to flee as two men pursue her through the forest, she’s pushed to her extremes while fighting to survive but survival isn’t enough for Eve. She will have revenge. A modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable, HUNTED is an exhilarating, transcendent, and frequently brutal survival tale that elevates itself with the power of myth and magic, while still holding an exacting mirror to present-day society. ....