“The Battle of Changjin Lake II” surpassed $500 million in total sales and remained unchallenged at the top of the mainland Chinese box office over the past weekend.

Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed no change in position among the top five films over the weekend that came a week after the end of the Chinese New Year holiday.

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Bona’s “Lake Changjin II” grossed $43.5 million over the Friday-Sunday weekend, ahead of comedy “Too Cool to Kill” with $37.3 million over the same three days. The weekend’s third-place finisher was drama “Nice View” with $21.6 million and animation “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” with $14.0 million. The “Snipers” led by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo finished fifth over the weekend with $11 million.

Imax reported that “Lake Changjin II” earned $2.65 million from 730 locations in China over the weekend. This pushed its Imax tally to $30.5 million. The film’s cumulative total stands at $524 million after just 13 days of release.

“Too Cool to Kill” has amassed $319 million, while “Nice View” has grossed $161 million. “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” has hit $127 million, surely guaranteeing there will be another installment in time for Lunar New Year 2023. “Snipers,” which is now receiving encouragement from state media, features of $69.1 million. All of the top titles were released on the same day, February 1, 2022.

The analysis showed that the total box office during Lunar New Year was $950 million, lower than in 2021, when the total hit $1.2 billion. But it was still higher than before the 2019 pandemic, when the figure was $881 million. (The box office during the holidays in 2020 was essentially zero, as cinemas were closed and the country went into lockdown.)

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The status of the party as a moveable party also allows for a like-for-like comparison at this point. Artisan Gateway still has the year-to-date 2022 domestic aggregate at $1.73 billion, up from $1.07 billion on the same date in 2021.

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