China Box Office Thread | Deadpool & Wolverine- July 26

[The Toymaker]

Well, of course, but China do not want any conflict at all. They are a peaceful nation, and they have a code of conduct with international relations to settle things peacefully. If Japan up the stakes, just like they did with their patrol boats, then China will surely appease them. However, China can hurt Japan economically, but they need to act now, much like they did with the banning of certain movies.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

[A Marvel Fanboy]

[Rudolf]

All Time Re-release Gross in China Rank Title Chinese Title Re-release Original Release Re-release Gross (￥) Re-release Gross ($) 1 Titanic 3D 泰坦尼克号 04/10/2012 04/10/1998 ￥975,900,000 $154,904,762 2 Ashes of Time 东邪西毒 03/27/2009 09/17/1994 ￥26,500,000 $3,879,941 3 The Expendables 敢死队 09/04/2012 08/20/2010 ￥1,210,000 $192,063

Re-release is not popular in China. The three are the only notable releases so far.

funny conclusion with Titanic 3D the biggest gross of a re-release ever evrywhere (2ndStar Wars(1997) DOM $138m)

[dezorz]

funny conclusion with Titanic 3D the biggest gross of a re-release ever evrywhere (2ndStar Wars(1997) DOM $138m)

it is because cameron is an economical wizzard. (he is way better with making money then making movies)

[A Marvel Fanboy]

funny conclusion with Titanic 3D the biggest gross of a re-release ever evrywhere (2ndStar Wars(1997) DOM $138m)

All says how much Chinese audience love Titanic.

In the past 18 years (1995-2012), HW won Ten times. And of that James Cameron alone won Four times with only Three releases (his only three releases so far in China).

True Lies was the first HUGE hit for Hollywood in China. It was the most attended movie in the whole 1990s before Titanic. Arnold was already well known before 1995 in China but only TL made him a real household name. In the early-middle 1990s, cinemas were almost killed by video halls. And then cinemas got killed again by VCDs.

Titanic was a true phenomena. It saved a lot cinemas from bankrupt. Many theaters were selling Titanic ticket as high as crazy 100 yuan. [How much is 100 yuan ? Well, it is exactly three time the current movie average movie ticket price. Only a few IMAX theaters in big cities can sell tickets at 100 yuan.] Everyone sees it (via different ways) and everyone talks about it, pretty much like everwhere else in around the world, if not it had a much bigger impact in China. In the end, Titanic became the all time top grosser, for 11 years.

Well, it was not the end. 14 years later, on the exactly same day, April 10, titanic 3D totally destroyed what everyone could imagine. It was such a beast that many people have no idea why, why it was such a beast.

[druv10]

TL was massive in China. JC's a beast in China. I'm afraid to think what Avatar 2/3 will make in China. Could they both push 500M or more?

[A Marvel Fanboy]

TL was massive in China. JC's a beast in China. I'm afraid to think what Avatar 2/3 will make in China. Could they both push 500M or more?

Hard to tell. Still a few years away and many things can happen before A2 hits.

[druv10]

Hard to tell. Still a few years away and many things can happen before A2 hits.

True but I think there will a battle between China vs Domestic to see which is the biggest market for A2.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

True but I think there will a battle between China vs Domestic to see which is the biggest market for A2.

TF4 in 2014 can also battle for that.

[druv10]

TF4 in 2014 can also battle for that.

True. What do you think is the upper limit a movie could make in China, if everything goes right? 400M? 500M? 600M+? Edited September 21, 2012 by druv10

[A Marvel Fanboy]

True. What do you think is the upper limit a movie could make in China, if everything goes right? 400M? 500M? 600M+?

I think should be $500M by 2016. A2 could have a try at that. Right now Avatar is still the up limit.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

[A Marvel Fanboy]

[fmpro]

Great charts firedeep

[Penelope Quail]

The sale is happening. I can't see it cooling down at all. The good thing is that China are not a warring nation. The bad news is that Japan are.

uhh Japan doesn't even have an army....they are ranked 5th most peaceful country in the WORLD Edited September 22, 2012 by space biscuit

[The Toymaker]

uhh Japan doesn't even have an army....they are ranked 5th most peaceful country in the WORLD

I didn't say that they had an army. Their mentality is more aggressive than China is what I said. Looking at history it tells us that Japan are more of a warring nation than China.

[Tower]

uhh Japan doesn't even have an army....they are ranked 5th most peaceful country in the WORLD

Japan do have an army, which is the 6th biggest in the world in spending, they just don't call it an army. Edited September 22, 2012 by Tower

[The Toymaker]

They just call up citizens if they needed an "army".

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Japan do have an army, which is the 6th biggest in the world in spending, they just don't call it an army.

This. 250K soldiers they have, not so many but very refined. And their weapons are highly advanced (they have great techs). Their navy can beat Chinese navy easily. Edited September 22, 2012 by firedeep