Martial arts adventure "
The Forbidden Kingdom" raked
in 16 million yuan (2.3 million U.S. dollars) in Chinese mainland
within 24 hours after its Thursday debut. The movie sets the highest opening day box office record in China this year. China's two major box office blockbusters this year,
the military drama "Assembly" directed by Chinese director Feng
Xiaogang, and the war epic "Warlords" by Hong Kong director Peter Chan
raked in 15 million yuan and 10 million yuan respectively on their
first day of release.
A record 1,228 copies of "The Forbidden Kingdom"- 683 film copies and 545 digital copies - were
ordered for its mainland screening. The kung fu adventure also brought in 1.03 million HK
dollars in its first day public release in Hong Kong on the same day,
while "Sixth Floor - the Happy Funeral" ranking No.2 inbox
office income in Hong Kong on Thursday, brought in 270,000 HK
dollars.
The Forbidden Kingdom
