Any news on the last weekend?

Still nothing on yet on the week before last. The report is getting delayed due to the holiday.

Xia, our sites reported that russian blockbuster "Black Lightning" opened last week on 350 screens in China. Have you heard anything about it and how much it grossed?

Not yet. Should see the numbers later today.

6/7- 6/13:

1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time（波斯王子）- 26.5m ($3.88m) -54.8% 32,389 818,192 129.1m ($18.91m)
2. Lost On Journey（人在囧途）- 12.7m ($1.86m) +78.9% 21,463 463,672 19.8m ($2.90m)
3. Robin Hood（罗宾汉）- 12.5m ($1.83m) New 13,988 368,514 12.5m ($1.83m)
4. Illusion Apartment（异度公寓）- 7.7m ($1.13m) +6.9% 15,113 269,513 14.9m ($2.18m)
5. How to Train Your Dragon（驯龙高手）- 4.3m ($0.63m) -76.6% 6,962 99,767 84.9m ($12.44m)
6. My Mom's New Boyfriend（特工的特别任务）- 4.0m ($0.59m) +2.6% 9,049 135,961 7.9m ($1.16m)
7. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt（高度怀疑）- 1.9m ($0.28m) -29.6% 5,409 59,311 4.6m ($0.67m)
8. Iron Man 2（钢铁侠2）- 1.7m ($0.25m) -81.1% 4,428 53,577 172.7m ($25.30m)
9. Kung Fu Pop 2（精舞门2）- 0.8m ($0.12m) New 3,382 31,164 0.8m ($0.12m)
10. Video Cassette of 31 Degrees North Latitude（北纬31度录像带）- 0.6m ($0.09m) New 1,875 21,443 0.6m ($0.09m)

Last week's chart will be posted later.

That is not a good opening for RH it seems.

6/14 - 20:

1. Toy Story 3（玩具总动员3）- 31.5m ($4.62m) New 19,755 696,902 31.5m ($4.62m)
2. Robin Hood（罗宾汉）- 27.0m ($3.96m) +116% 22,594 827,966 39.5m ($5.79m)
3. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time（波斯王子）- 26.0m ($3.82m) -1.9% 19,144 812,246 155.1m ($22.74m)
4. Shanghai（谍海风云）- 20.5m ($3.01m) New 18,228 584,112 20.5m ($3.01m)
5. Lost On Journey（人在囧途）- 13.5m ($1.98m) +6.3% 15,607 497,420 33.3m ($4.88m)
6. Ocean Heaven（海洋天堂）- 5.1m ($0.75m) New 6,946 163,723 5.1m ($0.75m)
7. Illusion Apartment（异度公寓）- 4.2m ($0.62m) -45.5% 6,057 150,322 19.1m ($2.80m)
8. Love In Cosmo（摇摆de婚约）- 4.1m ($0.60m) - 7,596 144,620 4.5m ($0.66m)
9. You Deserve To Be Single（活该你单身）- 4.0m ($0.59m) - 6,502 141,894 4.4m ($0.65m)
10. Chanel Coco & Igor Stravinsky（香奈儿秘密情史）- 1.2m ($0.18m) - 2,598 36,742 1.75m ($0.26m)

Is Shanghai that long-delayed film with John Cusack?

Yes it is. It releases in Singapore as well this month

Yep, and with Gong Li in it.

6/21 - 6/27:

1. The Karate Kid（功夫梦）- 25m ($3.68m) New 22,420 794,155 25m ($3.68m)
2. Toy Story 3（玩具总动员3）- 24m ($3.53m) -23.8% 18,462 531,561 55.5m ($8.16m)
3. Welcome To Sha-ma Town（决战刹马镇）- 22m ($3.24m) New 20,726 717,547 22m ($3.24m)
4. Shanghai（谍海风云）- 17m ($2.50m) -17.1% 20,898 504,002 37.5m ($5.51m)
5. The Legend Is Born - Ip Man（叶问前传）- 6.5m ($0.96m) New 7,803 205,891 6.5m ($0.96m)
6. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time（波斯王子）- 5.9m ($0.87m) -77.3% 7,776 180,307 161m ($23.62m)
7. Robin Hood（罗宾汉）- 5.5m ($0.81m) -79.6% 7,628 164,473 45m ($6.61m)
8. Ocean Heaven（海洋天堂）- 5.3m ($0.78m) +3.9% 6,946 163,723 10.4m ($1.53m)
9. Heaven Eternal, Earth Everlasting（80’后）- 4.4m ($0.65m) New 5,761 136,479 4.4m ($0.65m)
10. Lost On Journey（人在囧途）- 3.6m ($0.53m) -73.3% 6,349 139,264 36.9m ($5.42m)

Not a great opening for The Karate Kid considering the setting and the star...

Not surprising given the setting and the star...

TS3 had a good hold here. Though I does not look a great number. Xia how much did previous TS movies made in China? What about the general animated movies specially Shrek?

Aftershock will receive largest theatrical release in modern history



Holy crap if that is true. This is going to be a blockbuster in China. I can't wait to see the numbers that come from this.

Actuals for June 28 - July 4:

1. Triple Tap（枪王之王）- 38m ($5.61m), New, 18,200, 1,167,434, 38m ($5.61m)
2. Toy Story 3（玩具总动员3）- 22m ($3.25m), -8.3%, 15,520, 491,949, 77.5m ($11.4m)
3. Welcome To Sha-ma Town（决战刹马镇）- 18m ($2.66m), -18.2%, 20,387, 596,026, 40m ($5.89m)
4. The Karate Kid（功夫梦）- 17.8m ($2.63m), -28.8%, 20,602, 572,715, 42.8m ($6.30m)
5. Shanghai（谍海风云）- 8.5m ($1.25m), -50.0%, 11,397, 249,926, 46m ($6.77m)
6. Heaven Eternal, Earth Everlasting（80’后）- 7.6m ($1.12m), +72.7%, 11,028, 250,907, 12m ($1.77m)
7. The Legend Is Born - Ip Man（叶问前传）- 6.2m ($0.91m), -4.6%, 7,803, 205,891, 12.7m ($1.87m)
8. Xi You Ji（嘻游记）- 5.8m ($0.86m), New, 5,718, 206,185, 5.8m ($0.86m)
9. Spacked Out（无人驾驶）- 5.6m ($0.83m), New, 6,606, 162,507, 5.6m ($0.83m)
10. Ocean Heaven（海洋天堂）- 3m ($0.44m), -43.4%, 5,027, 100,874, 13.4m ($1.97m)

When is the release of Shrek 4 ?

That looks like a really great hold for TS3. Is it?

Very much so. It's finally showing the legs it deserves.

I don't think there was ever any doubt the film will be huge. Anything less than The Founding of A Republic (420m yuan) will be considered disappointing.

So apparently Knight and Day is now #1 in China.

The first set of numbers I saw from China showed Knight & Day was No. 2 behind Triple Tap for the full last week. It may have had a better weekend though (it opened on Tuesday).

An update?

Sorry for the late update.

Jul 5 - 11:
1. Triple Tap（枪王之王）- 46.5m ($6.86m), +22.4%, 33,414, 1,476,659, 84.5m ($12.47m)
2. Knight & Day（危情谍战）- 36m ($5.31m), New, 29,493, 1,117,318, 36m ($5.31m)
3. Tang Bo Hu Dian Qiu Xiang 2（唐伯虎点秋香2）- 15m ($2.21m), New, 10,122, 465,693, 15m ($2.21m)
4. Toy Story 3（玩具总动员3）- 13.5m ($1.99m), -38.6%, 10,145, 300,735, 91m ($13.40m)
5. Xi You Ji（嘻游记）- 12m ($1.77m), +106.9%, 13,720, 447,594, 17.8m ($2.63m)
6. Spacked Out（无人驾驶）- 6.8m ($1.00m), +21.4%, 10,204, 208,909, 12.4m ($1.83m)
7. CJ-7 2（长江七号爱地球）- 5.8m ($0.86m), New, 8,010, 208,109, 5.8m ($0.86m)
8. Welcome To Sha-ma Town（决战刹马镇）- 5.3m ($0.78m), -70.6%, 7,986, 173,941, 45.3m ($6.68m)
9. The Fantastic Water Babes（出水芙蓉）- 4.7m ($0.69m), New, 8,553, 168,761, 4.7m ($0.69m)
10. The Karate Kid（功夫梦）- 4.2m ($0.62m), -76.4%, 7,193, 136,407, 47m ($6.93m)