China Box Office: ‘Cinderella’ Stays on Top as Andy Lau’s ‘Lost and Love’ Opens Strong

Cinderella remained on top in the world’s second biggest film market, taking $28.37 million in its first full week in Chinese theaters for a cume of $53.45 million after 10 days, according to data from the research group Entgroup.

Kenneth Branagh‘s live-action take on the fairy-tale classic notched up 219,829 screenings and 5.68 million admissions.
In second place was the Andy Lau-starrer Lost and Love, which was written and directed by Peng Sanyuan and tells the story of a man searching for his abducted son. The movie took $18.17 million in its opening three days, with 117,630 screenings and 3.59 million admissions.

That was just ahead of Liam Neeson in Taken 3, which took $17 million its opening weekend from 107,285 screenings and 2.78 million admissions.

Disney also had fourth place with Oscar winner Big Hero 6, which added $11.59 million for a cume of $78 million after 23 days in Chinese cinemas.

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Behind that was Jupiter Ascending, which is making up for its less than stellar performance in North America with upbeat revenues in China. Jupiter took another $4.47 million for a cume of $44.62 million after 17 days. The expensive sci-fi thriller from directors Lana and Andy Wachowski had 93,821 screenings and 773,038 admissions.

Domestic favorite The Man From Macau II, featuring Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-fat, added another $3.46 million for a cume of $154.13 million, while the $40 million Sino-French epic from Jean-Jacques Annaud, Wolf Totem, added another $2.38 million for a gross of $109.87 million after 32 days.

Behind that was StudioCanal’s CGI live-action film Paddington, which took another $1.94 million for a gross of $14.99 million after 18 days.

In ninth place was the Hong Kong movie Little Big Master, starring Miriam Yeung and Louis Koo, while domestic thriller Nowhere to Run earned another $1.58 million for a cume of $3.42 million after 10 days.

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