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'Wolf Warrior 2' earns $500m, breaks box office record
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-08-08


Wu Jing in Wolf Warrior 2 [Photo/Mtime]

Domestic action film Wolf Warrior 2 topped the box office in an unprecedented number, grossing 3.4 billion yuan (roughly $506 million) in just 13 days.

The film, directed and starring action star Wu Jing, is now China's top grossing film, breaking the record previously held by Steven Chow's fantasy comedy The Mermaid (with 3.39 billion yuan ticket sales) in 2016.

The data, released by Maoyan, a major film database in China, is based on as of 10:15 pm on Aug 7.

Wolf Warrior 2 tells the story of a former Chinese Special Forces operative's adventures journey to rescue compatriots and local friends in a war-torn region of Africa occupied by insurgents and mercenaries.

The success of the film has surpassed the anticipations of all, including the production team.

"Mr Yu Shizhi (a famous theater actor) once said: 'The audience is kind. They see all flaws, but don't tell.' I will continue to work hard to shoot great films for Chinese viewers," said director Wu.

The movie is shattering records at astonishing speed. Single-day earnings exceeded 200 million yuan for more than 10 days, breaking new grounds for China's box office records. The impetus has been strong right from start, as sales topped 1 billion yuan in just five days, 20 million in eight days and 30 million in 11 days, according to data released by Sina Entertainment.

Wolf Warrior 2 and the previous record-holder The Mermaid were released in similar number of theaters and both recorded similar attendance in the first eight days of screening. However, starting from day nine, the number of ticket sales for The Mermaid began to fall, whereas that for Wolf Warrior 2 continued to grow.

While kung fu is not an unfamiliar element in Chinese films, military action had a large void to fill in China's film market.
Prior to Wolf Warrior 2, the highest earning action film in China was action comedy Kung Fu Yoga (2017) starring Jackie Chan, which earned 1.75 billion yuan. The box office record for out-and-out military action was held by Operation Mekong(2016) with 1.18 billion yuan in ticket sales.


A scene from Wolf Warrior 2 [Photo/Mtime]


A scene from Wolf Warrior 2 [Photo/Mtime]

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-08/08/content_30370584_5.htm

Go watch this movie, if you have not already!
 
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Trailer looks good..
Now gotta find on reddit
 
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The movie is a reflection of successful evacuations of Chinese citizens in Africa.


China’s swift and massive rescue operation to evacuate its more than 30,000 citizens from unrest-hit Libya has been portrayed by Chinese analysts and the media here as a reflection of the country’s growing comprehensive national power and rising naval capabilities.

As of Monday, China had already evacuated as many as 29,000 of its nationals, according to the Foreign Ministry. The details of the evacuation effort have received wide coverage in the State media in recent days, with an emphasis on the speediness of the response as well as the key role played by the People’s Liberation Army’s Navy (PLAN) in directing the rescue effort.

The PLAN dispatched a missile frigate, Xuzhou, to provide protection to Chinese ships participating in evacuation efforts off the Libyan coast. Some analysts said this marked the first instance of the PLAN deploying such a vessel in non-combatant evacuation operations.

The coverage here also stressed the swiftness of the Chinese government’s response. “The Chinese government was among the first group of nations to evacuate its nationals from Libya,” the official China Daily said.

By Saturday, when less than one thousand of India’s 18,000 nationals had returned home, China had already evacuated 10,000 of its citizens.

“This is the first time the Chinese navy has participated in such a mission. It once again proves the People’s Liberation Army is a reliable force safeguarding the safety of all Chinese people, be they at home or overseas,” the China Dailysaid. “The country’s growing comprehensive national strength has provided a strong backing to such a massive operation overseas.”

Quick dispatch of aircraft

China also managed to dispatch its aircraft quicker than many countries, including India. Its first aircraft left Beijing on Wednesday. The aviation administration said it had prepared 15 aircraft for each day for the next two weeks, for rescue operations.

China’s response, according to the official Global Times, reflected the government’s “improved ability to react swiftly to emergencies”.

The newspaper also called on the PLA to accelerate construction of aircraft carriers, which it said would reflect the country’s “great power status”, AFP reported.

China’s first home-made aircraft carrier is expected to be unveiled by 2014, a year ahead of schedule. The government for the first time, officially confirmed the highly guarded, but much debated, project in December, in a report released by the State Oceanic Administration.
 
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Hell yeah, son! I want to see Chinese action heroes wielding machine-guns akimbo and mowing down the white hordes. Then I can be all like:
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Lol. Just look at the butthurt this movie is causing Uh'Muhrikkkans:
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wolf-warrior-2-2017
 
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Hell yeah, son! I want to see Chinese action heroes wielding machine-guns akimbo and mowing down the white hordes. Then I can be all like:
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Lol. Just look at the butthurt this movie is causing Uh'Muhrikkkans:
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wolf-warrior-2-2017

Just out of curiosity, you express in this post a sentiment towards white people that could easily be interpreted as.......well, I'll leave that part blank. The term that is commonly used is quite judgemental and unpleasant, I don't take such comments too seriously.

The question to ask is how seriously do you take your own statement, given that you choose to live in a country that is predominantly white? I'm not judging you in any way (I'm also not white but that's not important), just curious about your thought processes.
 
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It has the chance to break ¥7 billion in the Mainland China alone.

It's got my favourite guy from the anti corruption series "in the name of the people"!

Looks like Li Dakang is taking a break from Handong and kicking *** in Africa.

Wu Jing is a true PLA military fan, since he even hires the actor of Wu Song to play as the ship captain of the Type 052D. It is well known among the Chinese military forums that the nickname for the Type 052D is Wu Song.

Hopefully Wolf Warrior 3 will have the Type 055.
 
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RMB(YUAN) is China's currency, And RUPEE is India's. Weird, You don't know that?
Sorry , I heard about YUAN is Chinese currency, but I really hadn't any idea what RMB is.
BTW 30RMB is a very cheap cost in opening days for a most successful moive in the history.
 
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Sorry , I heard about YUAN is Chinese currency, but I really hadn't any idea what RMB is.
BTW 30RMB is a very cheap cost in opening days for a most successful moive in the history.
I don't know the price for the open day. I am just telling today's price for purchasing online. For 3D version:70 RMB, None-3D:40 RMB. Location: tier-2 city in China.
BTW, RMB==YUAN, different name.
 
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