A handful of holdover confirmed their resilience on what was otherwise a deathly quiet weekend at the mainland China box office . Chinese crime actioner, “Go for Broke” (aka “Chong Sheng”) earned RMB35.4 million ($5.
0 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. That lifted it to first place in its fourth weekend of release and gives it a cumulative of $53.4 million.
“Alien Romulus,” which had topped the chart for the previous three weeks, fell to second place. It earned $4.5 million and became only the second Hollywood import title this year to earn more than $100 million in Chinese theaters (Behind “Godzilla x Kong”).
“ How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies ,” the Thai-produced comedy drama, saw its week-on-week takings decline, but its chart rank improve. The film earned RMB18 million ($2.5 million) in third place, compared with $3.
3 million and fifth place a week earlier. Since releasing in China on Aug. 23, it has accumulated RMB105 million ($14.
8 million). “Successor,” a heartwarming Chinese drama film that topped the box office for five weeks, clung on to fourth spot in its ninth week of release. It earned RMB17.
6 million ($2.4 million) for a cumulative of $464 million since arriving in cinemas on July 16. Chinese crime drama, “Untouchable” earned $1.
7 million in its third weekend of release. Directed by Wang Daqing and starring Shen Teng, Zhang Yuqi and Jack Kao, it has a running total of $.