"Dunkirk" tops Chinese box office

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-05 16:38:23|Editor: liuxin
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BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Christopher Nolan's war movie "Dunkirk" dominated the Chinese film market in the week ending Sept. 3, grossing 197 million yuan (30.2 million U.S. dollars), China Film News reported Tuesday.

"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," a French science fiction movie, came in second with 188 million yuan in sales in Chinese theaters in the week.

Chinese action film "Wolf Warrior 2" landed in third place earning 172 million yuan. The movie has so far raked in a total of 5.57 billion yuan in the box office, far surpassing any other movie that has ever been screened in China.

Hong Kong action movie "Paradox" came in fourth, generating 63 million yuan.

Rounding out the top five was Japanese comedy "Gintama," which grossed 61 million yuan in its debut week.

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