Jackie Chan back on top, Great Wall nears $150m.
Jackie Chan’s Railroad Tigers roared at the last week of 2016’s Chinese box office (Dec 26 – Jan 1, 2017), taking the top crown with $39.43m for $70.62m after 10 days.
The 1940s action comedy, about a railroad worker who leads a team of freedom fighters against the invading Japanese, opened only in third place two weeks ago, after The Great Wall and See You Tomorrow. Director Ding Sheng has collaborated with Chan previously on Little Big Soldier and Police Story 2013.
Zhang Yimou’s action fantasy epic The Great Wall fell to second spot with $27.96m after topping the charts for two weeks. It crossed the RMB1 billion threshold on New Year Day (Jan 1) and earned $148.02m after 17 days, surpassing Kung Fu Panda 3 as the top grossing Sino-us co-production.
New local romantic comedy Some Like It Hot opened in third place with $24.65m from its three-day opening weekend. Starring Yan Ni...
Jackie Chan’s Railroad Tigers roared at the last week of 2016’s Chinese box office (Dec 26 – Jan 1, 2017), taking the top crown with $39.43m for $70.62m after 10 days.
The 1940s action comedy, about a railroad worker who leads a team of freedom fighters against the invading Japanese, opened only in third place two weeks ago, after The Great Wall and See You Tomorrow. Director Ding Sheng has collaborated with Chan previously on Little Big Soldier and Police Story 2013.
Zhang Yimou’s action fantasy epic The Great Wall fell to second spot with $27.96m after topping the charts for two weeks. It crossed the RMB1 billion threshold on New Year Day (Jan 1) and earned $148.02m after 17 days, surpassing Kung Fu Panda 3 as the top grossing Sino-us co-production.
New local romantic comedy Some Like It Hot opened in third place with $24.65m from its three-day opening weekend. Starring Yan Ni...
- 1/3/2017
- by screenasia@yahoo.com (Silvia Wong)
- ScreenDaily
Update with additional Pacific Rim castings: Shyrley Rodriguez as been added to the cast of Legendary/ Universal’s Pacific Rim 2, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham’s 2013 sci-fi film that stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Chinese actress Jing Tian. Also announced as cast additions today are fellow Chinese actors Zhang Jin, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, Chen Zitong, Lan Yingying and Qian Yongchen, with cameos by Xiao Yang and Korean actor Kim…...
- 11/22/2016
- Deadline
MGM president of television and digital Mark Burnett said on Monday the company’s new joint venture Gato Grande Productions has acquired the story of the iconic Mexican singer.
Gato Grande Productions was formed between MGM and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Aleman and Antonio Cué to produce Spanish-language content for global audiences.
Gato Grande’s head of development Carla González Vargas will oversee development of the Luis Miguel TV series.
“It has taken me a long time to want to tell my story and I have been looking for the right team to tell it the way it should be told,” said Miguel. “Mark and the Gato Grande team are the perfect partners for this.”
Angela Bassett has joined Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which Ryan Coogler will direct. Bassett, currently starring in American Horror Story, will portray Black Panther’s mother and star alongside Chadwick Boseman in the title role, as well as Michael B. Jordan, [link...
Gato Grande Productions was formed between MGM and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Aleman and Antonio Cué to produce Spanish-language content for global audiences.
Gato Grande’s head of development Carla González Vargas will oversee development of the Luis Miguel TV series.
“It has taken me a long time to want to tell my story and I have been looking for the right team to tell it the way it should be told,” said Miguel. “Mark and the Gato Grande team are the perfect partners for this.”
Angela Bassett has joined Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which Ryan Coogler will direct. Bassett, currently starring in American Horror Story, will portray Black Panther’s mother and star alongside Chadwick Boseman in the title role, as well as Michael B. Jordan, [link...
- 11/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kirsten Howard Simon Brew Dec 4, 2017
Kaiju geeks! Go behind the scenes of Pacific Rim: Uprising and see some brand new footage, too...
Tokyo Comic-Con had all the best in kaiju geekery this past weekend, which seems fair - the blighters are always smashing the city up, it's only right they get a bit of payback now and then, and a chance to cherry-pick the good stuff.
See related Our top 35 films to watch in 2017
One of the delights that emerged online afterward was this brand new featurette that chronicles the making of the long-awaited (by us, at least) sequel to Guillermo del Toro's 2013 smash-'em-up Pacific Rim, this time directed by Daredevil's Steven DeKnight and starring The Force Awakens' John Boyega as Idris Elba's estranged son, Jake Pentecost.
Take a look...
Previously, Pacific Rim: Uprising finally got its first proper trailer. And here it is...
More...
Kaiju geeks! Go behind the scenes of Pacific Rim: Uprising and see some brand new footage, too...
Tokyo Comic-Con had all the best in kaiju geekery this past weekend, which seems fair - the blighters are always smashing the city up, it's only right they get a bit of payback now and then, and a chance to cherry-pick the good stuff.
See related Our top 35 films to watch in 2017
One of the delights that emerged online afterward was this brand new featurette that chronicles the making of the long-awaited (by us, at least) sequel to Guillermo del Toro's 2013 smash-'em-up Pacific Rim, this time directed by Daredevil's Steven DeKnight and starring The Force Awakens' John Boyega as Idris Elba's estranged son, Jake Pentecost.
Take a look...
Previously, Pacific Rim: Uprising finally got its first proper trailer. And here it is...
More...
- 7/1/2016
- Den of Geek
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