Edko Films’ action thriller “The Furious” claimed the number one spot at the China box office during the June 12–14 weekend, unseating a long-running local juggernaut with an RMB76.1 million ($11.2 million) frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway.
Having debuted on June 11, the film has amassed a cumulative total of $13.9 million. Directed by action veteran Kenji Tanigaki and produced by Bill Kong, the martial arts showcase stars Xie Miao as Wang Wei, an ordinary man who unleashes a relentless rampage against a powerful child trafficking syndicate after his daughter is kidnapped. Lacking help from corrupt local authorities, his only ally is Navin (Joe Taslim), a dogged journalist searching for his own missing wife.
After a dominant run at the top, Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” moved to second place, adding $8.9 million. Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the word-of-mouth hit has compiled a lifetime gross of $255.7 million. since its April 30 launch. The narrative follows an elderly Chaoshan woman whose quiet twilight years are upended when her grandson travels to Thailand to locate his rumored billionaire grandfather, uncovering a cross-generational love affair tied to the traditional Qiaopi system of handwritten letters.
