Director Zhang Yimou attends the press conference of the movie "The Great Wall" in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2015. Directed by Zhang Yimou, the movie is expected to hit the global screen in November next year. (Xinhua file photo/Li Xin)
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- "The Great Wall," an epic action-adventure film directed by Zhang Yimou, continued to rule the Chinese box office in the week ending Dec. 25, China Film News reported Wednesday.
The movie, featuring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and many Chinese stars, earned 361 million yuan (51.9 million U.S.dollars) during the week, and its total revenue has reached 832 million yuan since its release on Dec. 16.
Domestic romance "See You Tomorrow" landed in second place for the week, earning 280 million yuan after its debut on Dec. 23.
"Railroad Tigers," a domestic comedy featuring Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, placed third, taking in 216 million yuan since its release on Dec. 23.
Mel Gibson's war film "Hacksaw Ridge" ranked fourth with a revenue of 70 million yuan.
Rounding out the top five was domestic suspense movie "The Wasted Times," which took 39 million yuan.
