A Chinese Odyssey Part Three

A Chinese Odyssey Part Three

Poster
Chinese 大话西游3
Directed by Jeffrey Lau
Production
company
Chunqiu Shidai (Tianjin) Pictures[1]
Distributed by Horgos Chunqiu Time Media
Beijing Joy Pictures
Tianjing Yinhe Media
Huaxia Film Distribution[1]
Release dates
  • September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14) (China)
Country China
Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Budget US$20 million[2]
Box office US$48.4 million[3]

A Chinese Odyssey Part Three is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong fantasy comedy drama film directed by Jeffrey Lau. It was released in China on September 14, 2016.

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Cast[4]

Box office

A Chinese Odyssey Part Three was released in China amidst the Mid-Autumn Festival from which it benefitted. The film opened Wednesday, September 14 and delivered $6.26 million on its first day. It climbed higher to $13.1 million on Thursday (due largely because the festival fell on this day) and held to $9.61 million on Friday (since Friday was also a holiday), before dropping to $5.71 million on Saturday and finally $2.67 million on Sunday (since work resumed on Sunday).[5] In total, the film made $33.3 million in five days according to data from Ent Group and $17.3 over the three days of the weekend (Friday to Sunday), according to ComScore easily topping the Chinese box office and recorded an opening nearly double the second place Z Storm 2 if going by the five-day figure.[5] If we go by the former five-day figure, that means it was the top international earner of the weekend, but going by the latter number, it ranks in third place, behind Bridget Jones's Baby and The Age of Shadows.[6]

Following a first place finish, the film went on to hold the top position for the second weekend in a row but fell precipitously by earning just $5.97 million (Friday to Sunday) and $13.3 million in its second full week (Monday to Sunday). This was despite competition from newcomer Hollywood animated film Storks.[7][8] The huge fall was due to mixed word of mouth and since the week before National Day holiday (prior to October 1) is typically a dumping ground for releasing films in which distributors have little confidence in their films' box office potential.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "大话西游3（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Schmid, Thomas (August 8, 2016). "Local Chinese films maintain dominance over imports". Film Journal International. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nancy Tartaglione (September 25, 2016). "'Bridget Jones's Baby' Tops Overseas Again As 'Magnificent 7' Corrals $19.2M & 'Storks' Bundles $18.3M – Intl Box Office". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "大话西游3 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Patrick Frater (September 18, 2016). "China Box Office: 'Odyssey' Sequel Dreams up Holiday Weekend Win". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Nancy Tartaglione (September 18, 2016). "'Bridget Jones's Baby' Bows To $30M; 'Suicide Squad' Powers Past $400M – Intl Box Office". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Patrick Frater (September 25, 2016). "China Box Office: 'Odyssey' Clings to Top in Quiet Weekend". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jessica Meyers (September 26, 2016). "Chinese movies cement control of China box office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Jonathan Papish (September 26, 2016). "China Box Office: 'Chinese Odyssey Part 3' Crosses $50 Million". China Film Insider. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

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