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Box Office: Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films In A Single Market Hollywood
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Box Office: Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films In A Single Market

Mumbai, February 9 - In a watershed moment for the box office, the Chinese animated Ne Zha 2 has become the first ever film to score a $1 billion gross collection in a single market. The blockbuster sequel has achieved this rarest of the rare milestones at the China box office, doing this in just 12 days. ## On its 11th day, Ne Zha 2 outgrossed the Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens' domestic total of $936.7 million to become the biggest grosser in the single market. China, along with North America is the biggest box office market and both of them have 5 films each in the top 10 highest-grossing films in a single market. ## Here Are Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films In A Single Market (as of February 11, 2025) RankYearTitleTotal GrossMarket 1 2025 Ne Zha 2 $1.10+ Billion China 2 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $936.7 Million North America 3 2021 The Battle at Lake Changjin $893.4 Million China 4 2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million North America 5 2017 Wolf Warrior 2 $845.0 Million China 6 2021 Hi, Mom $838.0 Million China 7 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home $814.1 Million North America 8 2009 Avatar $785.2 Million North America 9 2019 Ne Zha $732.2 Million China 10 2022 Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million North America ## Data Via - @bulletproofsqui (X/Twitter), Box Office Mojo## Stay tuned...

China Box Office: ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin II’ Tops $600 Million Haul International
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China Box Office: ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin II’ Tops $600 Million Haul

Mumbai, Feb 28, 2022: The Battle at Lake Changjin II earned $11.0 million, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That lifted its cumulative to $611 million since release on Feb. 1, 2022. ## Chinese comedy Too Cool to Kill held on to second place with $9.5 million, good for a cumulative of $393 million. Drama “Nice View” earned $6.3 million, for a cumulative of $204 million. ## The Battle at Lake Changjin II, also known as Water Gate Bridge, is a 2022 Chinese epic war film and the sequel to The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021). ## It was directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam and stars Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, and Duan Yihong. The film commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and is based on the historical fighting at Funchilin Pass during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. The film was released on 1 February 2022 (Chinese New Year). ## Stay tuned.

'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Sequel Tops China's Lunar New Year Weekend 2022 At The Box Office International
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'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Sequel Tops China's Lunar New Year Weekend 2022 At The Box Office

Mumbai, February 7 - The sequel to China's highest-grossing film of all time, "The Battle At Lake Changjin", has topped China's highly lucrative Lunar New Year weekend 2022, which kicked off last Tuesday (February 6), at the box office.## With $398 million across 6-days, "The Battle At Lake Changjin 2" contributed 42% of the total estimated RMB 6B ($943M) across the six-day period of Lunar New Year. That's just slightly above 2019 and is the second-biggest ever for the holiday, but is not ahead of 2021 which is still tops in the books at RMB 7.8B ($1.2B). ## The lower than expected box office numbers on China's this year's Lunar New Year is because there are around 20% of cinemas are closed throughout the market due to the covid-19 outbreak, thanks to the Omicron variant, plus, the Winter Olympics is also playing a part in diverting the attention of Chinese audiences. ## "The Battle At Lake Changjin II" has a strong 9.6 social score on Maoyan. It is the sequel to the highest-grossing local title of all time in China, which was released just in September last year, and went on to gross $913 million.## The sequel, which is also directed by the original directors Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam, had taken a strong start at the box office, grossing over $105 million on the first day at the box office. The Chinese State media has forecast that the film may finish over $1 billion at the end of its box office run, which will make it the biggest Chinese movie ever. ## The film glorifies China's victory over U.S. forces during a key battle in the Korean War (known in China as the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea"). The new installment focuses on the Chinese military's mission to take out the Water Gate Bridge, an important path of retreat for American troops.## Stay tuned...

Box Office 2021: Hollywood Dominated The Worldwide Box Office During The Second Pandemic Year Hollywood
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Box Office 2021: Hollywood Dominated The Worldwide Box Office During The Second Pandemic Year

Mumbai, January 4 - The Hollywood film industry once again came to the rescue as far as the worldwide box office is concerned. The industry of superheroes shouldered the responsibility to keep the show running during the entire covid-19 pandemic, along with China.## After no so the great year of 2020, Hollywood released tentpole titles in the following year and had success with most of them. Quite fittingly, the year 2021 ended with the biggest grosser of the pandemic era, "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which was also the first and only film of 2020 and 2021 to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. ## Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" wasn't the only Hollywood title that ruled the worldwide box office. Among the top 5 biggest grosser of 2021 globally, 3 Hollywood films found themselves on the list. Apart from "No Way Home", the other two titles were "James Bond - No Time To Die", and "Fast & Furious 9". ## "No Way Home", which was released on December 15 in some of the overseas markets, has so far grossed $1.37 billion, including $613M domestically (North America), and $759M overseas. James Bond "No Time To Die", which was the 4th biggest film of 2021, had grossed $774 million worldwide. More than domestic, where it grossed $160.7M, "No Time To Die", performed strongly outside North America with $613.2 million.## "Fast & Furious 9" was the fifth biggest global grosser of 2021. It was the first Hollywood film to break $500 million worldwide in 2021. Released in the month of June, "F9" earned $173 million domestically while overseas, it grossed $553.2 million, for a total worldwide gross of $726.2 million. ## Meanwhile, the number 2 and 3 spots of the biggest box office grosser were taken by China's films. The war epic film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" grossed $904 million and was the biggest film until "Spider-Man: No Way Home" overtook it. Chinese comedy film "Hi, Mom" was the 3rd biggest with $822 million at the global box office. ## Stay tuned...

China's 'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Becomes The First Non-Hollywood Film To Gross $900M At Box Office Hollywood
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China's 'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Becomes The First Non-Hollywood Film To Gross $900M At Box Office

Mumbai, December 22 - Chinese film "The Battle At Lake Changjin" has shattered the box office records and becomes the first non-Hollywood film to gross $900 million at the worldwide box office. Interestingly, it is the most expensive Chinese film ever with a budget of $200 million.## "The Battle At Lake Changjin", which stars China's most-in-demand actors Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Zhu Yawen, Li Chen, Hu Jun, and Duan Yihong, is currently the highest-grossing film worldwide in 2021. It has so far earned $902.5 million and is the only non-English film to reach the milestone.## Earlier, China's "Wolf Warrior 2" (2017) was the highest-grossing non-Hollywood film with a box office total of $870.3 million. China's "Hi, Mom" (2021) is at number 3 with $846.3 million. Two of the top 3 highest-grossing films of 2021, belong to China, while James Bond "No Time To Die" is at number 3 with $774 million worldwide.## "The Battle at Lake Changjin" glorifies Chinese sacrifices and heroism during the real-life battle in 1950 that took place at the eastern front in the second battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. It is directed by A-list Chinese filmmakers Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui, and Dante Lam and produced by Bona Film Group and state-backed film companies Shanghai Film Group and Huaxia.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: China's War Epic 'The Battle at Lake Changjin' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide In 2021 Hollywood
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Box Office: China's War Epic 'The Battle at Lake Changjin' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide In 2021

Mumbai, October 27 - China's war epic film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" has become the highest-grossing film of 2021 worldwide. It surpassed fellow Chinese film "Hi, Mom" ($848 million or 5.41 billion yuan) to reach the top spot with $883 million or 5.64 billion yuan at the Chinese box office. ## "The Battle at Lake Changjin" also becomes the second highest-grossing Chinses film and also the 2nd highest-grossing non-English film of all time after "Wolf Warrior 2" (2017), which grossed 5.69 billion yuan. Released on September 30, the box office monster is inching towards becoming the top-grossing non-English film ever.## Among the top 5 highest-grossing films of 2021, 3 films are Chinese while two are Hollywood films. "Hi, Mom" is at number 2 with $848 million followed by "Fast & Furious 9" (F9) at 3 with $716 million, "Detective Chinatown 3" with $686 million, and James Bond "No Time To Die" with $526 million. ## "The Battle at Lake Changjin" is reportedly China's most expensive film ever made with a production budget of approx $200 million. It is directed by A-list Chinese filmmakers Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui, and Dante Lam and produced by Bona Film Group and state-backed film companies Shanghai Film Group and Huaxia.## The film, which stars China's most-in-demand actors Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Zhu Yawen, Li Chen, Hu Jun, and Duan Yihong, glorifies Chinese sacrifices and heroism during the real-life battle in 1950 that took place at the eastern front in the second battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.## Stay tuned...