Wolf Warrior II - What the hell????

[Khev]

$848 million in China ALONE???

Second highest single country box office in history behind only The Force Awakens. It blew the CRAP out of Avatar's US earnings. I see that they got the Russo Bros to come aboard as consultants and Frank Grillo to star as well. Well dayum, I'd say chances of seeing that Crossbones figure from Hot Toys just went up about 1000%.

https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/china-wolf-warrior-ii-1202543266/

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=wolfwarrior2.htm

 

[EVILFACE]

Meh, I think the new Flatliners rehash has a shot at beating it.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

China is getting stronger.

 

[Khev]

That means that a $3 billion movie is now in sight. It just needs a billion in the US, a billion in China, and a billion everywhere else. I'm sure Cameron is eyeing that milestone with Avatar 2. Will he be the first?

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Either James Cameron or Vin Diesel

 

[rushmore223]

Wonder if it's any good?

I'd be hesitant to find out, ever since my experience with Mei Ren Yu (The Mermaid), it made $550,000,000 in China, and it was terrible. Not just a cultural thing either, as the Chinese born person I watched it with, thought it was awful. I suppose comedy is much harder to translate for international appeal than an action movie. But then again, I enjoyed Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer, which were made by the same person.

 

[rushmore223]

That means that a $3 billion movie is now in sight. It just needs a billion in the US, a billion in China, and a billion everywhere else. I'm sure Cameron is eyeing that milestone with Avatar 2. Will he be the first?

If the primary characters are well known Asian actors, that manage to appeal to Americans, then the sky is the limit.

Or Matt Damon, they LOVE him in China

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Never heard of this movie

 

[Neal136]

I noticed it a couple of weeks ago when I was looking at BoxOfficeMojo.com, seeing that it's now in the top 5 at the global box office for the year (so far).
It's currently grossed $858.8 million of its $870.3 million in China. That's nuts.

 

[EVILFACE]

Never heard of this movie

At 848 million they aren't missing your ticket.

 

[The Ween]

Never heard of this movie

I haven't either and I'm assuming from the title that this is the second one.