Robocop had a strong opening in China last weekend, grossing $20.67m (Feb 28-March 2), but The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug kept the top spot in the box office chart.
Smaug grossed a further $26.57m during the week Feb 24-March 2, according to EntGroup, bringing its cumulative gross to $59.61m after ten days. Robocop, which is playing in 3D and IMAX 2D versions, came in second, while Chen Sicheng’s Beijing Love Story came in third with $8.9m for a cumulative gross of $62.5m.
Chinese New Year holdovers took the next five positions in the chart: The Man From Macau came in fourth with $5.04m for a cume of $83.43m; followed by Oscar-winning animation Frozen with $4.69m (for a total of $44.83m); The Monkey King with $2.4m ($167.84m); Huayi Brothers’ Ex Files with $1.21m ($19.31m); and Dad, Where Are We Going? with $0.7m ($111.87m).
Ninth and tenth positions were taken by two local films which had opened the previous weekend: Dai Wei’s horror thriller Shining Soul came in ninth with $390,000 for a cume of $750,000, followed by Zhou Wei’s comedy People Searching Story Of Cola Lee with $230,000 for a total of $470,000.
Scheduled for release this weekend are Luc Besson’s The Family (Malavita), starring Robert De Niro, animated feature Free Birds and Lu Chuan-produced The Old Cinderella.
Top 10
| Title | 24/02-02/03 | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug | $26.57m | $59.61m |
| 2 Robocop | $20.67m | - |
| 3 Beijing Love Story | $8.9m | $62.5m |
| 4 The Man From Macau | $5.04m | $83.43m |
| 5 Frozen | $4.69m | $44.83m |
| 6 The Monkey King | $2.4m | $167.84m |
| 7 Ex Files | $1.21m | $19.31m |
| 8 Dad, Where Are We Going? | $0.7m | $111.87m |
| 9 Shining Soul | $390,000 | $750,000 |
| 10 People Searching Story Of Cola Lee | $230,000 | $470,000 |
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