“Ant-Man and the Wasp” showed no signs of suffering from a China release that came a month after its outing in other territories. It dominated the weekend box office with a very bright $66.5 million score.
Including sneak previews and midnight screenings, it topped $68 million. Nationwide, it played on a very wide 148,000 screenings per day. Fully $7.2 million of the total came from the country’s 500-plus IMAX screens.
The film opened well with $22.5 million on Friday and maintained almost identical performances on Saturday and Sunday. Other titles had no such resilience.
Martial arts story, “Big Brother,” starring Donnie Yen opened with $5.08 on Friday, but saw its numbers eroded. It finished second with $13.2 million.
Holdovers, “The Island” and “The Meg” clocked up almost identical scores of $7.2 million and $7.17 million, for third and fourth places respectively. After 17 days, Chinese comedy “The Island” has a cumulative of $188 million, while China-u.S.-co-production “The Meg” has managed $144 million,...
Including sneak previews and midnight screenings, it topped $68 million. Nationwide, it played on a very wide 148,000 screenings per day. Fully $7.2 million of the total came from the country’s 500-plus IMAX screens.
The film opened well with $22.5 million on Friday and maintained almost identical performances on Saturday and Sunday. Other titles had no such resilience.
Martial arts story, “Big Brother,” starring Donnie Yen opened with $5.08 on Friday, but saw its numbers eroded. It finished second with $13.2 million.
Holdovers, “The Island” and “The Meg” clocked up almost identical scores of $7.2 million and $7.17 million, for third and fourth places respectively. After 17 days, Chinese comedy “The Island” has a cumulative of $188 million, while China-u.S.-co-production “The Meg” has managed $144 million,...
- 8/26/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Bo Huang’s “The Island” makes one thing abundantly clear: Mainstream American comedies are playing things way too safe when compared to the rest of the world. The overstuffed, underwritten, swing-for-the-fences kind of farce is already a massive hit in its native China (after just two weeks in release it’s now the seventh-highest-grossing film of the year), and no disrespect to delightful Hollywood offerings like “Blockers” — or even semi-decent attempts like “I Feel Pretty” — but it’s basically impossible to imagine a major domestic studio releasing anything like this.
“The Island” is a 132-minute comedy that opens with a massive special effects sequence before segueing into a frenzied social commentary that’s part “Lost,” part Stanford Prison Experiment, and part college philosophy course. Oh, and the movie also makes room for a love story, a meteorite, and a long scene where people get kicked in the groin in slow-motion...
“The Island” is a 132-minute comedy that opens with a massive special effects sequence before segueing into a frenzied social commentary that’s part “Lost,” part Stanford Prison Experiment, and part college philosophy course. Oh, and the movie also makes room for a love story, a meteorite, and a long scene where people get kicked in the groin in slow-motion...
- 8/24/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
A solid opening in China could keep Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp” on course to beat its 2015 predecessor.
“Ant-Man and the Wasp” reeled in $21.5 million (RMB147 million) on Friday, according to data from China Box Office at 10 p.m. local time. It comfortably dominated holdover titles, including “The Island” and “The Meg,” and a rash of newcomers, to claim a 66% box office share.
To date, the film has grossed $209 million in North America and $257 million in international markets, for a global haul of $466 million. That leaves it behind the previous installment in the franchise, which earned $180 million in its domestic release and $339 million from international territories, for a lifetime total of $519 million.
Disney needs decent performances in China and Japan, where it releases on Aug. 31, to overtake those milestones. Last time out, “Ant-Man” earned $105 million in China and $9.67 million in Japan.
Going in to Friday, the Chinese comedy “The Island...
“Ant-Man and the Wasp” reeled in $21.5 million (RMB147 million) on Friday, according to data from China Box Office at 10 p.m. local time. It comfortably dominated holdover titles, including “The Island” and “The Meg,” and a rash of newcomers, to claim a 66% box office share.
To date, the film has grossed $209 million in North America and $257 million in international markets, for a global haul of $466 million. That leaves it behind the previous installment in the franchise, which earned $180 million in its domestic release and $339 million from international territories, for a lifetime total of $519 million.
Disney needs decent performances in China and Japan, where it releases on Aug. 31, to overtake those milestones. Last time out, “Ant-Man” earned $105 million in China and $9.67 million in Japan.
Going in to Friday, the Chinese comedy “The Island...
- 8/24/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Shin’s tenure will run for three years, starting from September.
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan) has appointed My Sassy Girl producer Shin Chul as festival director. Shin’s tenure will run for three years starting this September.
While majoring in Aesthetics at Seoul National University, Shin started working on film productions with renowned directors Kim Soo-yong and Chung Ji-young – the latter currently the chairman of the Bifan organising committee.
Chung’s three-year term as chairman was recently extended to 2019 so that the changing of festival director and chairman will not happen at the same time.
Shin gained experience...
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan) has appointed My Sassy Girl producer Shin Chul as festival director. Shin’s tenure will run for three years starting this September.
While majoring in Aesthetics at Seoul National University, Shin started working on film productions with renowned directors Kim Soo-yong and Chung Ji-young – the latter currently the chairman of the Bifan organising committee.
Chung’s three-year term as chairman was recently extended to 2019 so that the changing of festival director and chairman will not happen at the same time.
Shin gained experience...
- 8/22/2018
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
New openers ’Europe Raiders’, ‘Go Brother’ and ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ couldn’t hit the heights.
Holdovers The Island and The Meg fought off new competitors to remain top at the Chinese box office in the week of Aug 13-19, as Europe Raiders, Go Brother and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation didn’t break out in a big way.
Local comedian-turned-director Huang Bo’s The Island kept the lead in its second week with $82.9m for $159.3m after 10 days. It has become the third highest grossing summer release and the 10th highest grossing film overall, both for this year. The offbeat comedy...
Holdovers The Island and The Meg fought off new competitors to remain top at the Chinese box office in the week of Aug 13-19, as Europe Raiders, Go Brother and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation didn’t break out in a big way.
Local comedian-turned-director Huang Bo’s The Island kept the lead in its second week with $82.9m for $159.3m after 10 days. It has become the third highest grossing summer release and the 10th highest grossing film overall, both for this year. The offbeat comedy...
- 8/20/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Update, writethru: There were milestones and action aplenty at the global and international box office this weekend, which were again led by Warner Bros/Gravity Pictures’ The Meg. The prehistoric shark kept moviegoers biting for another $67M in 55 markets to increase the overseas catch to $230.4M and the worldwide haul to $314.1M through Sunday.
But before we dive further in with The Meg, let’s look at some of the other major thresholds crossed this session. Paramount Pictures/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout has topped $300M internationally and $500M globally in its 4th weekend with some great holds. Right now, Tom Cruise’s 6th run as Ethan Hunt is pacing 17% ahead of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation overseas. And that’s with Italy and China still on deck.
Also sailing past a big mile-marker, Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation broke the $400M barrier globally. Helping get there, China this...
But before we dive further in with The Meg, let’s look at some of the other major thresholds crossed this session. Paramount Pictures/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout has topped $300M internationally and $500M globally in its 4th weekend with some great holds. Right now, Tom Cruise’s 6th run as Ethan Hunt is pacing 17% ahead of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation overseas. And that’s with Italy and China still on deck.
Also sailing past a big mile-marker, Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation broke the $400M barrier globally. Helping get there, China this...
- 8/19/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Mission: Impossible – Fallout crosses $300m international. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again hits $200m.
The Meg crossed $300m worldwide and stayed atop the international and global ranks as an estimated $67m from 55 territories propelled the running total to $230.4m and $314.1m worldwide.
Warner Bros Pictures International
The giant shark thriller added $30.5m in China via co-financier Gravity Pictures to rank second and reach $117.2m. It held on to number one in 21 holdover markets led by Mexico on $3.7m for $13.6m, Russia on $2.3m for $10m, and Brazil on $1.5m for $4.5m. It ranks third in the UK after adding $2.8m for $11m.
The Meg crossed $300m worldwide and stayed atop the international and global ranks as an estimated $67m from 55 territories propelled the running total to $230.4m and $314.1m worldwide.
Warner Bros Pictures International
The giant shark thriller added $30.5m in China via co-financier Gravity Pictures to rank second and reach $117.2m. It held on to number one in 21 holdover markets led by Mexico on $3.7m for $13.6m, Russia on $2.3m for $10m, and Brazil on $1.5m for $4.5m. It ranks third in the UK after adding $2.8m for $11m.
- 8/19/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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