![]() The patriotic (but, I would argue, not quite nationalistic or terribly jingoistic) war flicks are directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, a murder’s row of offscreen talent, and they both star Wu Jing (of The Wandering Earth and Wolf Warrior II) and Jackson Yee (from Better Days). The former is the second installment in the two-part, shot on IMAX, $200 million Korean War duology. ![]() The two biggies of a crowded frame remain The Battle at Lake Changjin II with $52.2 million (bringing its cume to $352 million in just four days) and Too Cool to Kill with $38.7 million (for a $184 million four-day total thus far). Because the action in 'Chang Jin Hu Zhi Shui Men Qiao' is intense and once again the directors managed to film the movie in a way. But fear not, the movie doesn't suffer from that. In box office news that isn’t related to Jackass Forever ($9.6 million domestic) or Moonfall ($3.4 million domestic), China’s New Year’s week continued to pack them in. While the 2021 movie was more of a large scale war movie, the narrative in this sequel takes the combat down a notch to a more skirmish scale. Synopsis : Set in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, 'The Battle at Lake Changjin' tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) entered North Korea. Actors : Jing Wu, Jackson Yee, Yihong Duan. ![]() China is celebrating their 72nd National Day and a week-long holiday known as the "Golden Week". Directors : Kaige Chen, Dante Lam, Hark Tsui. In three days after its release, the film grossed more than 1 billion yuan. WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 2: (CHINA OUT) Cinema employees sell Haagen-Dazs ice cream as the movie poster of “The Battle At Lake Changjin" is seen in a cinema on Octoin Wuhan, Hubei province, China. ![]()
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