Oscar candidate "The Promise" breaks Chinese box office
records
December
20, 2005
(Credits to
xinhua.com)
BEIJING ¡V "The
Promise," the Oscar candidate by Chinese renowned
director Chen Kaige, obliterated the old opening weekend
box office record in the mainland by squeezing 74.52
million yuan (about 9 million US dollars) out of the
Chinese public from Dec. 15th to the
18th, defeating Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle," which
had made 63 million yuan.
According Yi Jianmei, who is in charge of the film's
promotion in China, "The Promise" has also broken other
mainland box-office records.
It beat Zhang Yimou's "Hero" (2.1 million yuan) in a
test run in selected cities by winning 8 million yuan on
Dec 14, Hollywood blockbuster " Titanic" (18 million
yuan) in its opening day with 21.15 million revenue on
Dec. 15, and "Kung Fu Hustle" (22 million yuan) in a
single day with 25 million box office on Dec 17.
Chen is "calm and happy" on learning about the
favorable results, Yi said.
Many cinema managers across China forecast earlier
that the total box office revenue of the film will reach
200 million yuan (25 million US dollars ) in China.
Chen made "The Promise" in 1,090 days, trekking for
nearly 10,120 kilometers, at a cost of 340 million yuan
(about 42 million US dollars), so far the most expensive
film in China.
The film has secured the only qualification from the
Chinese government for vying for 78th Oscar nomination
representing the Chinese mainland.Karazen Movie
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