Martial arts comedy “Never Say Die” took the top spot at the Chinese box office for the third week in a row, while the best-performing new release was Thailand’s “Bad Genius.”
“Never Say Die” earned $30.9 million, according to data from Ent Group. That lifted its cumulative B.O. to $281 million after 16 days.
“Bad Genius,” a dark thriller about a school exams cheating system, opened in second place and earned $17.6 million in three days. The film was released in Thailand in May and has become the top local film of the year. It has since gone on to have success on the international festival circuit, and at the box office in Asian territories including Hong Kong and Taiwan. According to ComScore, the film’s total gross is $26.4 million so far.
The weekend score in China was good enough to make “Bad Genius” the sixth-ranked film globally, according to ComScore. The China release is handled by Huaxia Films.
Martial...
“Never Say Die” earned $30.9 million, according to data from Ent Group. That lifted its cumulative B.O. to $281 million after 16 days.
“Bad Genius,” a dark thriller about a school exams cheating system, opened in second place and earned $17.6 million in three days. The film was released in Thailand in May and has become the top local film of the year. It has since gone on to have success on the international festival circuit, and at the box office in Asian territories including Hong Kong and Taiwan. According to ComScore, the film’s total gross is $26.4 million so far.
The weekend score in China was good enough to make “Bad Genius” the sixth-ranked film globally, according to ComScore. The China release is handled by Huaxia Films.
Martial...
- 10/16/2017
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
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