Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, the latest installment in the long-running Japanese anime franchise, topped the China box office on its opening weekend, grossing $17.1m in its first two days.
The film, which opened in China on April 17, is directed by Nagaoka Tomoka and produced by Tokyo-based Tms Entertainment, with Toho distributing in Japan. It also had a strong start in Japan, which together with its China opening, propelled it to become the highest-grossing film worldwide over the weekend. With the Tokyo Olympics already delayed by a year due to the pandemic, the topicality of the film’s plot may partly explain its success,...
The film, which opened in China on April 17, is directed by Nagaoka Tomoka and produced by Tokyo-based Tms Entertainment, with Toho distributing in Japan. It also had a strong start in Japan, which together with its China opening, propelled it to become the highest-grossing film worldwide over the weekend. With the Tokyo Olympics already delayed by a year due to the pandemic, the topicality of the film’s plot may partly explain its success,...
- 4/19/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Japanese animation “Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet” led both “Godzilla vs. Kong” and the debut of the 4K remastered “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” this weekend at the China box office.
Although the “Fellowship” re-release should have been a headlining event, the film’s roll-out was bungled when Chinese authorities left just one full day between their Wednesday theatrical approval for the title and its Friday opening.
Cinemas across the country did not receive the digital prints of the film in time, leading to canceled screenings on Friday and Saturday, and refunds for angry viewers who had already bought tickets.
Imax — whose prints arrived even later, since they’d been asked to prepare a new version of the film that exactly matched the standard one — missed a substantial portion of the weekend in most cities altogether.
“Fellowship” ended up coming in fifth with just $4.04 million — a...
Although the “Fellowship” re-release should have been a headlining event, the film’s roll-out was bungled when Chinese authorities left just one full day between their Wednesday theatrical approval for the title and its Friday opening.
Cinemas across the country did not receive the digital prints of the film in time, leading to canceled screenings on Friday and Saturday, and refunds for angry viewers who had already bought tickets.
Imax — whose prints arrived even later, since they’d been asked to prepare a new version of the film that exactly matched the standard one — missed a substantial portion of the weekend in most cities altogether.
“Fellowship” ended up coming in fifth with just $4.04 million — a...
- 4/18/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Film festival is scheduled for July 25 to August 2 with Shanghai TV Festival taking place August 3-7.
Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff) has confirmed that it will go ahead in a hybrid physical and virtual format, but mostly without overseas guests, from July 25 to August 2.
It will be immediately followed by the 26th Shanghai TV Festival (Stvf), which will be held August 3-7.
The news comes as Chinese authorities announced that cinemas in low-risk regions will start to reopen today (July 20). Chinese cinemas have been closed since January 23 as part of measures to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Shanghai has not...
Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff) has confirmed that it will go ahead in a hybrid physical and virtual format, but mostly without overseas guests, from July 25 to August 2.
It will be immediately followed by the 26th Shanghai TV Festival (Stvf), which will be held August 3-7.
The news comes as Chinese authorities announced that cinemas in low-risk regions will start to reopen today (July 20). Chinese cinemas have been closed since January 23 as part of measures to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Shanghai has not...
- 7/20/2020
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
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