BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Domestic comedy "Running Man" threw
Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Battle of
the Five Armies" out of the top spot in China's box office in the
week ending Feb. 8.
Running Man, debuted on Jan. 30, and pulled in 153 million yuan
(about 24.5 million U.S. dollars) in the week. Its total box office
stood at 390 million yuan, China Film News reported Tuesday.
The Hobbit, which was box office champion for two consecutive
weeks, raked in a respectable 125 million yuan in the week. Its
total tickets sales have reached 714 million yuan since its opening
on Jan. 23 in China.
Third was "Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter", the latest domestic
animated franchise, which opened the same day as "Running Man",
making 91 million yuan in the week. The figure has brought its
total earnings to 199 million yuan.
The fourth spot went to American action-fantasy "The Hunger
Games: Mockingjay- Part 1", which took in 62.6 million yuan on the
opening day of Feb. 8.
Rounding out the top-five list was a domestic comedy "Crazy New
Year's Eve", which grossed 36 million yuan in the week after its
debut on Feb. 6. Enditem