"Lost in Hong Kong" is top-billed by Bao Bei'er and Zhao Wei. (Photo : Variety)
The comedy film "Lost in Hong Kong" proves that it is a certified box-office hit after smashing a number of records and pulling in over $100 million in three days through the weekend.
The film is the latest installment in the "Lost" franchise. The previous film "Lost in Thailand" (2012) was the former highest-grossing film of all time after garnering $208 billion.
More than just being a sequel, "Lost in Hong Kong" offers the audience a new storyline as well as a brand-new line-up of stars. The film, which was helmed by actor-director Xu Zheng, stars Zhao Wei and Bao Bei'er.
The film broke a new 2D film midnight box-office record when it opened on Friday and took in $1.57 million from more than 300,000 moviegoers who saw the film despite the late hour premiere.
The comedy hit's opening day coincided with the start of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Day holiday season. By the end of Friday, the film pulled in a total of $32.94 million--the new highest opening day and single day gross for a Chinese film.
Overtaking the recent smash, "Monster Hunt," the film went on breaking its own record for the next two days after gathering $38.59 million and $35.77 million on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
"Lost in Hong Kong" was also crowned as the first film in the country to surpass the 200-million-yuan gross mark in a consecutive three-day period.
Film analysts and enthusiasts are eager to see whether it could maintain its strong box-office position as China enters the seven-day National Day holiday, which starts on Oct. 1.
Rival titles such as Lu Chuan's "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" are expected to challenge the comedy hit.
