China Box Office: ‘Homecoming’ Hits $160 Million, Dominating Depressed National Day Holiday Week
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Patriotic rescue film “Homecoming” largely dominated the Chinese box office over the latest weekend and brought to a close a deeply-depressed National Day holiday period. “Homecoming” earned $21.5 million between Friday and Sunday to lift its ten-day cumulative to $163 million, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
That score accounted for a 71% share of the weekend’s $30.3 million total. Second-placed film “Ordinary Hero” earned just $2.2 million, giving it a ten-day total of $19.7 million.
Previous top-ranking film, “Give Me Five” held on to third place, despite the volley of new releases on either September 30 or October 1.
It collected $1.7 million for a cumulative of $60.8 million since release on Sept. 9, 2022. Holiday seasons are hugely important to the Chinese film industry, but they do not necessarily correspond to overseas conventions.
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