Update!
According to Box Office Mojo The Forbidden Kingdom held its own into its second weekend in the US, earning an estimated $11.23 million to come in third, after the weekend’s two new releases.
Now in its second weekend in the US and parts of Asia, The Forbidden Kingdom is storming through China and Hong Kong this weekend!
More after the cut…
BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) — Martial arts adventure “The Forbidden Kingdom” raked in 16 million yuan (2.3 million U.S. dollars) in Chinese mainland within 24 hours after its Thursday debut, the Beijing News reported on Saturday. The movie sets the highest opening day box office record in China this year, according to the newspaper.
The kung fu adventure also brought in 1.03 million HK dollars in its first day public release in Hong Kong on the same day…
From Xinhua!
[...] The Forbidden Kingdom smashes opening day record in China!!Now in its second weekend in the US and parts of Asia, The Forbidden Kingdom is storming through China and Hong Kong this weekend! More after the cut… BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) — Martial arts adventure “The Forbidden Kingdom” raked in … [...]
So, is this a box office success?
Yeah, big hit here and so far #1 in Asia! GO Jackie & Jet!!!
really?
I thought jackie chan said that chinese people wont like this movie because it’s “americanized” humor, like the Rush Hour movies.
It’s a great, unforgettable movie. I’ve been looking at some blogs and people in China and other Eastern countries where it’s opened are loving it, but obviously like in the US there’s some ppl that don’t. I think Jackie’s comments were dealing with the way out of control hype that preceded this movie in China.