China box office surpasses US box office for the first time
The box office in China exceeded the box office in America for the first time in history. According to Variety, this is data for February 2015. In China, the month ended with a result of $ 650 million, while in North America - with a result of $ 710 million. However, part of this amount fell on Canada, and in the United States, fees amounted to $ 640 million. The undisputed leader of the Chinese box office was the action movie "The Man from Macau 2", in which Cho Yun-Fat played the main role. The painting earned $ 104 million in February. In second place was the historical movie "Sword of the Dragon" with the participation of John Cusack and Jackie Chan. His collection reached $ 95 million. The Chinese-French movie "Wolf Totem" finished third with a score of $ 72 million. Among the Hollywood projects, the most successful was "The Hobbit 3: The Battle of the Five Armies", which earned $ 36 million in February. Behind him was The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which grossed $ 35.5 million over the same period. Note that in China, traditional February is the most "fruitful" time of the year because of the weekend associated with the celebration of the New Year. The previous record for the Chinese box office was July 2014, when cumulative box office receipts reached $ 580 million. The Topic of Article: China box office surpasses US box office for the first time. |
