Jackie Chan's latest film “Skiptrace” jumped to the top of the Chinese box office in the week of July 18-24, grossing $60.82 million in the first four days. The Renny Harlin-directed action comedy, which also stars Johnny Knoxville and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, accounted for about 41% of the week's box office.
The last local film to debut better than him was Ip Man 3 in early March.
Skiptrace also delivered the biggest opening weekend for a Chan film, proving once again that the aging star still holds major sway at the Chinese box office. His recent box office hits in China include “Dragon Blade” and “CZ12.”
“The Legend of Tarzan” took second place with $27.28 million in its first six days. Warner Bros.' adventure reboot managed to stay at the top spot on its first two days of release (Tuesday and Wednesday), but was relegated to second place in Thursday's Skiptrace opening.
“Cold War 2” fell to third place with $11.03 million in its third week after holding the box office crown for two weeks. The Hong Kong thriller, which grossed $96.94 million after 17 days, is the seventh highest-grossing Chinese film of 2016.
Close behind in fourth place was Big Fish & Begonia with $10.85 million. The local animated film did well at the box office as it overtook Cold War 2 as of Thursday. With $79.84 million after 17 days, it is the fifth highest-grossing animated film ever in China.
Japanese animated film “Doraemon: Nobita And The Birth Of Japan,” the only non-Chinese-language title in the weekly top 10, debuted with $8.04 million in its three-day opening weekend. It paled in comparison to the last Doraemon film, “Stand By Me Doraemon,” which grossed a record-breaking $38.29 million in four days last June.
One Night Only, the fourth and final entry into the weekly top 10, opened at No. 8 with $3.72 million over its three-day opening weekend. The romantic drama marks the directorial debut of Taiwanese actor Matt Wu and stars Aaron Kwok as a gambler and Yang Zishan as a prostitute.
The rest of the chart was filled with Chinese holdovers – “When Larry Met Mary” in fifth place with $9.38 million for $25.76 million after 10 days; Never Gone in seventh place with $3.92 million for $49.95 million after 17 days: Tik Tok in ninth place with $3.37 million for $11.22 million after 10 days; and For A Few Bullets with $1.73M for $7.83M after 10 days.
Box office revenue rose about 1% last week, largely thanks to Skiptrace, after declining about 17% two weeks ago. Other Chinese films planned for cinemas include “At Café 6” (July 28), “League Of Gods” and “Girl Of The Big House” (both July 29), with a non-Chinese title “Triple 9” on July 27th.
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