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鈥楾he Eight Hundred鈥 hit to be extended
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Chinese war drama film 鈥淭he Eight Hundred,鈥 which has grossed over 2.5 billion yuan (US$365 million) in China to date, is set to extend its box office run by one month until October 21.
This means the top-grossing title of the summer movie season will join the competition in the upcoming National Day holiday, during which major films like Chinese comedy feature 鈥淢y People, My Homeland鈥 and the long-awaited animated film 鈥淟egend of Deification鈥 will be released.
鈥淭he Eight Hundred鈥 鈥 the story of the defense of the Sihang Warehouse in the Battle of Shanghai during the War Against Japanese Aggression 鈥 continued to smash records at the box office since its release on August 21, about one month after theaters reopened in the world鈥檚 second-biggest box-office market following months of closure due to COVID-19.
As of Saturday morning, 鈥淭he Eight Hundred鈥 had raked in about 2.57 billion yuan in China, according to data compiled by Maoyan, a movie-ticketing and film data platform.
The seven-day National Day holiday last year proved a lucrative season, contributing 5 billion yuan to China鈥檚 yearly box office of over 64 billion yuan.
Similar to the 2019 blockbuster 鈥淢y People, My Country鈥 that also debuted around National Day, October 1, the upcoming 鈥淢y People, My Homeland鈥 adopts a storytelling technique of collective creation 鈥 one film contains multiple stories by different directors.
Comprised of five stories, 鈥淢y People, My Homeland鈥 has one of the best known Chinese filmmakers, Zhang Yimou, as the executive producer, and Ning Hao as the general director.
鈥淟egend of Deification鈥 tells the story of Jiang Ziya, a mythological figure.
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