Chinese blockbuster joins world top 100
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FRESH from shattering China’s box-office record, patriotic blockbuster “Wolf Warriors 2” has become the first non-Hollywood film to break into the top 100 all-time grossing movies worldwide.
The movie’s plotline of Chinese soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from Western baddies has resonated in China, and the film last week became the country’s top earner less than two weeks after its release.
The strength of those domestic receipts has now propelled the film onto industry monitor Box Office Mojo’s all-time 100 list, where it has knocked 1994’s “Forrest Gump” from the No. 100 spot.
Box Office Mojo said it had grossed US$682.1 million worldwide, nearly all of it in Chinese cinemas.
But it looked likely to climb still further up the list — latest figures from the official China Movie Data Information Network said it had raked in 4.75 billion yuan (US$710 million) in domestic sales as of yesterday.
That would put it nearly another 10 places higher on Box Office Mojo’s list, alongside “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
With special effects, stunts and explosions said to be worthy of Hollywood, “Wolf Warriors 2” boasts the tagline “whoever offends China will be hunted down no matter how far away they are.”
It depicts a Chinese former special forces operative’s foray into an African war zone to rescue compatriots and downtrodden locals from rebels and blood-thirsty Western mercenaries.
The movie is directed by martial arts expert Wu Jing, who also plays the lead role of Leng Feng, and a cliffhanger ending sets the stage for a third installment and another likely windfall.
“Wolf” is riding a wave of patriotic fervor. This summer has also seen the release of the film “The Founding of an Army,” which chronicles the origins of the People’s Liberation Army.
In an interview, Wu said: “I’ve only taken a match and lit up people’s patriotism with a spark.”
“Wolf Warriors 2” will have work to do to climb to the top ranks of the list, which is headed by “Avatar” at US$2.7 billion, followed by “Titanic” and “Star Wars: the Force Awakens.”
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