Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “A Place Called Silence,” a Malaysian crime thriller that debuted at the Busan film festival in 2022, kicked off its commercial career in mainland China with a $50 million theatrical debut.
The film earned RMB290 million ($40.9 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway.
It was given an early start on Wednesday and over its full-five day opening run amassed $52.8 million. The Taiwan-set film, which explores corruption, faith and forgiveness, is structured as a thriller about a masked killer targeting the students of a girls’ high school.
It is directed by Sam Quah, whose previous film “Sheep Without a Shepherd,” a remake of India’s “Drishyam” previously opened on top of the Chinese box office in late 2019.
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