Cinemas were ghostly quiet as the country prepares for a wave of big local releases, lead by Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan, over the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday. Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed sci-fi drama Arrival scored a weekend win at the Chinese box office, but it did so during the country’s weakest release frame of the year – the weekend before Chinese New Year.
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China Box Office: ‘Arrival’ Leads Quiet Pre-Holiday Weekend
Cinemas were ghostly quiet as the country prepares for a wave of big local releases, lead by Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan, over the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday. Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed sci-fi drama Arrival scored a weekend win at the Chinese box office, but it did so during the country’s weakest release frame of the year – the weekend before Chinese New Year.