Top grossing Chinese films all through years
- By Zhang Rui
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1, "Mermaid"
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"Mermaid" [File photo] |
Box office gross: 2.45 billion yuan (by 6:00 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2016, still showing)
Release date: Feb. 8 2016
The film would hold the record for: at least 1 year (estimated)
Box office total gross of all films in China expected this year: more than 55 billion yuan
Chinese science fiction fantasy romantic comedy film "Mermaid" is an "invincible" blockbuster, quoting director Stephen Chow. It stars Deng Chao, Show Lo, Zhang Yuqi, and newbie actress Lin Yun as the titular character "Mermaid."
The film tells the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid (Lin Yun) sent to assassinate him. It was released in China on Feb. 8, 2016, the Chinese lunar New Year's Day with furious competition with rival blockbuster "The Man from Macao III" and "The Monkey King 2." Upon release, it broke almost all the box office records such as the biggest opening day and the biggest single day gross through its seventh day of release, as well as the biggest opening week of all time in China.
"Mermaid" along with "The Man from Macao III" and "The Monkey King 2" also helped China break the Guinness World Record for the biggest box office week with US$556.38 million from Feb. 8 – 14, 2016. The previous record was set during the week of Dec. 26, 2015 – Jan. 1, 2016 when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" led the box office with US$261 million and the sales that week totaled US$529.6 million.
It is hard to predict how high "Mermaid" will finally go or whether the film will apply for two-month run like what "Monster Hunt" did, but it is highly probable to be the first Chinese film to cross three billion yuan mark in ticket sales and create the peak the industry had never imagined it could reach so soon.
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A poster for "Mermaid" milestones proclaims it has become the highest grossing Chinese film ever. [Photo / China.org.cn] |
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