Red Cliff ARRASA

"Red Cliff 2" smashes past Chinese B.O. milestone

Written by Clifford Coonan

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Story Categories: Avex, box office, China, China Film Group, Edko Bill Kong, Film, Hong Kong, Japan, John Woo, Helmer John Woo’s “Red Cliff 2” actioner, which opened in China on Wednesday, has rushed past the 100 million yuan ($14.6 million) threshold in its five-day weekend. It was “like printing money,” Weng Li, spokesman for producer-distrib China Film Group, wrote of the pic on its website. The first installment of the $80 million two-part series, Asia’s biggest-budget project, bowed in Asia in July and took in $46 million within a month. Together, the two pics come in at over five hours. A shorter version combining the pair is set for release in Europe next month and in the U.S. in March.

Fuente: Variety