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Tango01 | 24 Aug 2020 1:16 p.m. PST |
"Something from Asia: currently ruling newly opened Chinese box office with the earnings of over $50 USD million in just one week is their historical epic THE EIGHT HUNDRED (Ba Bai) which might cross $100 USD million till the end of the weekend. The first Chinese film to be entirely shot with IMAX cameras is a riveting war epic coming from the acclaimed filmmaker Hu Guan. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army. It is expected that the film, which lasts more than two hours and which cost about $80 USD million to make, might earn over $200 USD million just in China with their audiences starving for new films after the corona lockdowns. The film also hits USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia at the end of August."
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deadhead | 24 Aug 2020 1:52 p.m. PST |
Well that will whip up PRC militarism even more. Does not seem to go for understatement and a storyline….just lots of shooting and CGI. Mind you, it is encouraging that they are showing the achievements of the Nationalist Chinese Army and not just the Maoist guerillas. Cannot really judge from the YouTube trailer of course and, these days, if any film makes an honest buck……best of luck. Just remembered a Christian Bale film "The Flowers of War". Very similar, superhuman Chinese sniper at the start and not a bad story line at all. Must be 10 years ago+ |
emckinney | 24 Aug 2020 2:53 p.m. PST |
There's a lot of fraud in Chinese box office numbers. Chains under-report ticket sales for US films and keep the studio's share of the money. The same theater chains over-report ticket sales for domestic films, especially big patriotic films that the government requires them to show. Lets them get those films out of theaters faster, keeps everybody happy about how popular Chinese cinema is, etc. That said, I'll be interested to see if the movie is any good. |
Tango01 | 25 Aug 2020 12:08 p.m. PST |
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