With the first half of 2016 now in the can, it’s time to take my customary glance back over the Asian cinematic offerings from the past six months. There have been an encouraging number of successes in 2016, as well as some royal stinkers, whose stench I’m still trying to scrub off. Yuen Wo-ping’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny proved a honking dud, both over-stuffed and wholly generic, before then being panic-edited down to a lean, incomprehensible 90 minutes. Similarly, Wong Jing’s From Vegas To Macau III further derailed his previously lucrative Chinese New Year comedy franchise, while Sammo Hung’s The Bodyguard was egregiously mis-sold as a veteran martial arts reunion, only to reveal itself as a dull, uneventful drama. Further...
[Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]...
[Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]...
- 7/2/2016
- Screen Anarchy
comScore announced the official box office results for this past weekend with the number one film worldwide going to 20th Century Fox's Deadpool for a second weekend in a row. The Marvel adaptation starring Ryan Reynolds grossed an impressive $140 million internationally over the weekend as the film closes in on passing $500 million worldwide. The film also stars Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, and Brianna Hildebrand.
The Chinese fantasy film, Mei Ren Yu (The Mermaid), took second place with 57.0 million. Disney's animated film, Zootopia, debuted in third place internationally with $31.2 million two weeks before it hits the U.S. market.
20th Century Fox dominated the domestic box office with Deadpool claiming first place with $55.0 million. Fox and Dreamworks Animation's release, Kung Fu Panda 3, came in second place with $12.5 million. Sony Pictures biblical drama, Risen, starring Joseph Fiennes settled for third place with $11.8 million.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates,...
The Chinese fantasy film, Mei Ren Yu (The Mermaid), took second place with 57.0 million. Disney's animated film, Zootopia, debuted in third place internationally with $31.2 million two weeks before it hits the U.S. market.
20th Century Fox dominated the domestic box office with Deadpool claiming first place with $55.0 million. Fox and Dreamworks Animation's release, Kung Fu Panda 3, came in second place with $12.5 million. Sony Pictures biblical drama, Risen, starring Joseph Fiennes settled for third place with $11.8 million.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates,...
- 2/22/2016
- by J.B. Casas
- LRMonline.com
The world’s seven-day revenue for a single territory record was smashed this Sunday, with the ticket sales in China during the Chinese New Year’s holiday period plus Valentine’s Day (February 8 – February 14) netting an overwhelming $548 million, surpassing the previous record set in North America from Dec 26 to Jan 1, that amounted to $529.6 million.
The three local blockbusters simultaneosly screened during this period played a major role in the record-breaking, wtih Stephen Chow’s “Mermaid” grossing $275.1 million, Wong Jing and Andrew Lau’s “From Vegas to Macau III” $119.6 million and “The Monkey King 2″ starring Aaron Kwok and Gong Li, $116.2 million.
The record-breaking revenue is considerably more than what the Chinese box office generated in a whole year one decade ago, with the 2006 box office reaching approximately $327.5 million.
sources:chinafilminsider.com, hollywoodreporter.com...
The three local blockbusters simultaneosly screened during this period played a major role in the record-breaking, wtih Stephen Chow’s “Mermaid” grossing $275.1 million, Wong Jing and Andrew Lau’s “From Vegas to Macau III” $119.6 million and “The Monkey King 2″ starring Aaron Kwok and Gong Li, $116.2 million.
The record-breaking revenue is considerably more than what the Chinese box office generated in a whole year one decade ago, with the 2006 box office reaching approximately $327.5 million.
sources:chinafilminsider.com, hollywoodreporter.com...
- 2/16/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
comScore revealed the official box-office numbers for the past weekend with the number one film going to 20th Century Fox's and director Tim Miller's "Deadpool" starring Ryan Reynolds. The rated-r Marvel film grossed an impressive $260 million worldwide. The film also stars Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano and Brianna Hildebrand.
Two Chinese releases took second and third place internationally which included "Mei Ren Yu" (The Mermaid) with $109 million followed by "The Monkey King 2" with $38 million.
At the Us box office, "Deadpool" was the number one film domestically with an astounding $135 million. Last weeks number one film, 20th Century Fox's "Kung Fu Panda 3", took second place with $19.6 million. Warner Bros. Pictures "How To Be Single" debuted in third place with $18.8 million.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Feb. 14, are below.
1. Deadpool - 20th Century Fox -...
Two Chinese releases took second and third place internationally which included "Mei Ren Yu" (The Mermaid) with $109 million followed by "The Monkey King 2" with $38 million.
At the Us box office, "Deadpool" was the number one film domestically with an astounding $135 million. Last weeks number one film, 20th Century Fox's "Kung Fu Panda 3", took second place with $19.6 million. Warner Bros. Pictures "How To Be Single" debuted in third place with $18.8 million.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Feb. 14, are below.
1. Deadpool - 20th Century Fox -...
- 2/15/2016
- by J.B. Casas
- LRMonline.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.