The foreign film with the highest ticket sales in China is the Indian Bollywood film Caravan (1971), which had its Chinese release in 1979 and sold nearly 300 million tickets in China. The Chinese– Hong Kong film Shaolin Temple (1982) set the record for the highest-grossing film in China, with a gross revenue of CN¥161,578,014.
The film with the highest ticket sales in China is In-Laws ( Full House of Joy), released in 1981, followed by Mysterious Buddha (1980) and then Gunshots in the CIB (1979), each with more than 300 million ticket sales. Up until the 1980s, the Chinese box office was typically reported in terms of box office admissions (ticket sales), rather than gross revenue. The Diplomat reports that Chinese citizens increasingly support the prospect of military conflicts and that “the massive popularity of ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ arguably stems from China’s new view of war.Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back VCG via Getty ImagesĬhina has also been taking an increasingly aggressive approach to Taiwan and has been test-firing hypersonic missiles. The film has grossed close to $900 million in less than two months. Last week, President Joe Biden said he was “considering” a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing amid ongoing tensions with the country. The movie’s release comes amid growing hostility between China and the United States. Variety reports that the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian sent congratulations to Wu Jing, the lead actor in the film. The film was sponsored by China’s communist government, which is said to be delighted by its success. “The Battle at Lake Changjin” - which cost $200 million to make - was sponsored by the Chinese government, which is said to be delighted at the success of the propaganda film. While the Americans were eventually able to break free, they were subsequently forced to evacuate the region, marking their complete withdrawal from North Korea. The brutal, 17-day battle took place in late 1950, shortly after the People’s Republic of China entered the war in support of North Korea.Īgainst all odds, 120,000 Chinese troops managed to encircle and attack US forces and their allies. The film is based on the Battle of Chosin Reservoir - a military campaign that occurred during the Korean War. Audiences in China are seen watching the propaganda war flick at a local cinema last month. It has even outearned the James Bond flick, “No Time To Die,” which has grossed just north of $700 million internationally. It has now surpassed the 2017 action flick “Wolf Warrior II,” which previously held the record for China’s highest-grossing movie, with $882 million in box office receipts.Īs the Chinese box office is the largest in the world, “The Battle at Lake Changjin” is also now the highest-grossing film of 2021 worldwide, according to Variety. The three-hour-long war epic, “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” has made a whopping $892 million in the communist country since it was released there on Sept.
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