The better-than-expected performance of TheEightHundred (opening to an estimated $107 million) is a huge boost for the global film business, which has been devastated by widespread theater closures
opened to an estimated $107 million in China, including previews. That's despite the fact that theaters in the Middle Kingdom continue to limit capacity by 50 percent amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Directed by Guan Hu and produced by leading private studio Huayi Brothers Media for over $80 million,is one of the most ambitious war films ever made in China. The film did huge business in Imax locations in China, or $6.7 million.
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