Jackie Chan's 'Skiptrace' rises to $60 million

Jackie Chan's action comedy Skip trace In its four-day debut at the Chinese box office, the film rose to $60 million, significantly surpassing Warner Bros. The Legend of Tarzan.

International weekend July 24th, 2016

Comscore for the weekend of July 24, 2016

1. The Legend of Tarzan	$44.7 million	$145.7 million
2. Skip trace	$44.0 million	$58.5 million
3. Star Trek Beyond	$30.0 million	$30.0 million
4. Ice Age: Collision Course	$30.0 million	$178.0 million
5. Train to Busan	$27.5 million	$32.0 million
6. Find Dory	$19.5 million	$321.5 million
7. Independence Day: Resurgence	$12.2 million	$260.0 million
8th. Now you see me 2	$11.5 million	$221.6 million
9. The BFG	$11.0 million	$32.3 million
10. Ghostbusters	$10.5 million	$36.0 million

Skip trace opened Thursday with $15.6 million, including previews, and remained strong throughout the weekend, averaging $15 million a day, according to Beijing data Theater box office monitor Ent Group.

The four-day opening haul marks the biggest bow of Jackie Chan's career, surpassing the $54 million that Dragon Blade earned in its Thursday-Sunday debut last year.

Skip trace The film was directed by the Finnish filmmaker and Hollywood action veteran Rennie Harlin, who moved to Beijing two years ago to work in China's fast-growing industry. The opening is also a career highlight for Harlinsurpassing the $34 million first weekend of 1990's “Die Hard 2.”

Skip trace Starring Johnnie Knoxville as a fast-talking American player. Chan, who plays a Hong Kong detective, is forced to team up with Knoxville's character after his niece, played by Fan Bing BingHe gets into trouble with a notorious criminal mastermind. The film was made on a production budget of $30 million.

Harlin founded his own Chinese production company with financial support from Jiabo Cultural group. He will next direct an adaptation of the popular Chinese video game Legend of the Ancient Sword for Jack Ma's fledgling studio Ali Baba group of pictures.

“Tarzan” opened last Tuesday with $7 million and has earned a modest $27.1 million in its six-day debut. Warner Bros. secured a rare July release date for the film in China as local regulators lifted the usual summer ban on imported Hollywood titles to counter a rare box office slump.

Third is Japanese animation Doraemon: Nobita and The Birth of Japan took in $8 million Friday through Sunday. The 36 film Shin egg Animations Doraemon franchise, the film will not reach the astounding $86.9 million of its predecessor, Stand by Me Doraemonmade in China last year.

Local animated film Big Fish & Begonia added $1.4 million for fourth place. After 17 days on Chinese screens the Picture earned $79.4 million.

The box office hit of the final two frames, Hong Kong crime thriller “Cold War 2,” slipped to fifth place with just $1.1 million for the weekend. Its total of $96.7 million after three weekends is the biggest gross of the slow summer so far.

South Indian blockbuster Baahubali: The Beginning, a historical epic directed by SS Rajamoulifailed to gain traction in the Middle Kingdom and only took in $610,000 in the first three days.