Chinese-made films “Sheep Without A Shepherd,” “Skyfire” and “Gone With the Light” dominated weekend takings at the mainland Chinese box office. Hollywood’s holdovers were consigned to the lesser rankings.
“Shepherd” is a remake of 2013 Indian thriller “Drishyam” and tells the story of a man trying to cover up for his daughter’s killing of a police officer’s son. It stars Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo and Joan Chen, and was directed by Malaysia’s Sam Quah.
Directed by the U.K.’s Simon West, “Skyfire” is an action film about holidaymakers caught up in a volcanic eruption while on a tropical island.
“Skyfire,” which premiered at the recent film festival in Hainan (which markets itself as China’s tropical island), opened commercially on Thursday. It topped the rankings with an opening day take of $4.25 million.
“Shepherd” took the more conventional route with a Friday opening, and held the top spot from Friday to Sunday,...
“Shepherd” is a remake of 2013 Indian thriller “Drishyam” and tells the story of a man trying to cover up for his daughter’s killing of a police officer’s son. It stars Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo and Joan Chen, and was directed by Malaysia’s Sam Quah.
Directed by the U.K.’s Simon West, “Skyfire” is an action film about holidaymakers caught up in a volcanic eruption while on a tropical island.
“Skyfire,” which premiered at the recent film festival in Hainan (which markets itself as China’s tropical island), opened commercially on Thursday. It topped the rankings with an opening day take of $4.25 million.
“Shepherd” took the more conventional route with a Friday opening, and held the top spot from Friday to Sunday,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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