Welcome to the Sticks, remained in first place in France with $4.79 million on 867 screens over the weekend for a total of $175.67 million after 8. International Details - Goodbye to the Top Fiveīienvenue Chez les Ch'its, a.k.a. It should hit $100 million worldwide this weekend, but that's not much compared to its domestic run, nor compared to its production budget. Overall, it was better than the film's average so far, but not nearly enough to recover from its previous troubles. On the other hand, it bombed in Italy with just $516,000 on 232 screens landing in sixth place. The film did relatively well in Spain with $1.03 million on 272 screens and in Germany with $934,000 on 254 screens while earning second place in both markets. So the competition is harsh, but that's not to say that Three Kingdoms doesn't have weapons of its own, as it stars Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q, and others.įool's Gold opened in a trio of major markets and that helped the film climb into sixth place with $4.93 million on 1809 screens in 39 markets for a total of $26.30 million. It was one of the most expensive Chinese films of all time and earned more than $100 million internationally.
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That movie was John Woo's film-making return to his home after roughly 20 years. Sound familiar? It should, as it draws from the same period in China's history as Red Cliff did. It tells the story of the war to unite China during the third century C.E., a war that featured the armies of Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon is a historical epic based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. The only other new release of interest is Defendor, which is coming out on DVD in the States and also on Blu-ray in Canada, the latter of which is the Puck of the Week.įeatured DVD Review: Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April, 13th, 2010Īnother slow week when it comes to first-run releases, the biggest of which is Pirate Radio, which opened in just under 900 theaters and made just over $8 million at the box office.
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