Jul
29
(Variety) China’s weekend box office continued to be driven by local-language releases, with four out of the top five titles produced locally.
“Dead to Rights” (China Film) opened at No. 1 with RMB315.1 million ($43.8 million) over the weekend, reaching a cumulative total of $57.2 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Shen Ao and written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang, the film stars Liu Haoran, Wang Guanghai, Gao Ye, Wang Xiao, Zhou You, and Yang Enyou.