After weeks of Hollywood domination, the Chinese box office saw a trio of local films take the top places over the July 8-10 weekend.
Top ranked was crime actioner “Cold War II” with $ 43.8 million, according to data from Ent Group. Second was animation “Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple” with $ 34.4 million, with romance Never Gone” in third with $ 26.8 million.
“Cold War II” played strongly through all the weekend, peaking conventionally on Saturday. Its success may a relief for many in the industry, as it seems to prove the durability of the Hong Kong crime action genre when well-executed, the endurance of star power (Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Ed…
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