"Finding Mr. Right 2," a domestic film about the rekindled romance between Tang Wei and Wu Xiubu, ruled China's box office amid the week ending May 1, pulling in 355 million yuan ($54.7 million).
The rom-com film has set another record for local romantic comedy in the industry by taking in more than 100 million yuan ($15,382,605) each day since its theatrical release on April 29, according to the China Film News, as cited by China's Xinhua News Agency on May 4, Wednesday.
The film is penned and helmed by Chinese film director Xue Xiaolu. In the midst of the film's premiere at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 17, director Xiaolu said that the new installment bears no connection to the original film and stressed that it tells a different storyline from its predecessor, China.org.cn reported.
The film depicts the love story of a card shark in Macau and a real estate agent in California who begin exchanging letters through happenstance. Apart from that, it also tells the origin of love and why humans need love, while continuing to convey elements of warmth, blessing, and alienation.
The movie is produced by EDKO (Beijing) Distribution and features a stellar cast of Hong Kong and Chinese actors, including Tang Wei, Wu Xiubo, Kara Hui, Paul Chun, Wu Yanshu, Cherry Ngan, Wang Zhiwen, Lu Yi, Zu Feng, Wang Qian, Liu Zhihong, Zhang Yibai, Ai Liya, Sam Lee, Chen Chuang and Han Zhang.
Meanwhile, Disney's live-action adaptation of "The Jungle Book," scored about $32.8 million to rank No. 2 in the week. The film, released on April 15, now have a total of $132.7 million and holds the record for Disney's third-highest grossing film ever released in China.
"Yesterday Once More" came in the third spot, earning more than CN¥26. 25 million since its debut on April 22. Fourth place went to Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film, "Phantom of the Theater," which took $7.85 million on its opening weekend in China.
Set in the early 1930s, the film depicts the tragic love story between star Meng Sifan and young director, Gu Weibang. It also highlights the bloody new victims, as the once-stupendous palatial playhouse loaded with wrathful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, has once again re-opened with a new spectacular show.
Rounding out the top five was "MBA Partners," taking $8.6 million since its theatrical debut. It was directed by "My Love from the Star" Korean film maker, Chang Tae You.
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