China Box Office for Wo Bi Shi Yao Shen (2018)
Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
China Box Office | $451,176,640 | Details |
Worldwide Box Office | $451,183,392 | Details |
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Synopsis
When a father struggling to keep custody of son, keep his business afloat and keep his own father alive, is given a chance to profit off of overseas pharmaceutical smuggling, he jumps at the chance. But what follows is one man’s profound evolution from what it is to make money to what it is to make a difference.
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Movie Details
China Releases: | June 30th, 2018 (Wide) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 96 minutes |
Keywords: | Medical and Hospitals, Cancer, Terminal Illness, Set in India, Set in China, Inspired by a True Story, Smuggler, Pharmaceuticals |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Dirty Monkey Films Group, Huanxi Media Group Limited, Beijing Universe Starlight Culture Media Company, Beijing Talent International Film Co |
Production Countries: | China |
Languages: | Mandarin |
Limited and VOD Releases: Peanut Butter is More than a Tasty Snack
August 9th, 2019
It’s another slow week for limited releases, so I stretched my usual rule regarding the minimum number of reviews needed to make the list. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing worth watching coming out this weekend. There are two documentaries earning perfect or near-perfect reviews, Vision Portraits and One Child Nation. There are a couple of Chinese films coming out, The Bravest and Dying to Survive. There’s even an Anime title on this week’s list, Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over The Rainbow. However, The Peanut Butter Falcon is the film with the best shot and earning some measure of mainstream success.
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International Box Office: Skyscraper Rises from the Ashes
July 24th, 2018
Skyscraper roared to first place on the international chart, thanks mostly to its debut in China. Overall, it earned $77.8 million in 68 markets for totals of $135.7 million internationally and $182.8 million worldwide. It opened in first place in China with $48.11 million over the weekend for a total opening of $48.51 million. The second biggest new market was Colombia, where it earned $1.38 million on 195 screens. Its best holdover was in Mexico where it was down 50% to $1.68 million on 815 screens for a two-week total of $7.46 million.
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International Box Office: Dying Slumps, Still Survives in Top Spot
July 18th, 2018
Dying to Survive remained in first place, both in its native China and on the international chart. It earned $69.29 million over the weekend for a total of $367.40 million after two full weeks of release.
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International Box Office: Dying Does More than Just Survive
July 11th, 2018
Dying to Survive opened in its native China with a stunning $152.73 million during its opening weekend for a nine-day debut of $201.56 million—enough for it to easily win the weekend at the international box office. This film is based on the real-life story of a cancer patient who smuggled cheap drugs from India to China. Since Indian films have found an audience in China, perhaps this is another step if forging connections between those two markets.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
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2018/06/29 | 5 | $7,530,000 | 22,883 | $329 | $7,540,000 | 1 | |
2018/07/06 | 1 | $150,510,000 | +1,899% | 194,103 | $775 | $198,630,000 | 2 |
2018/07/13 | 1 | $68,530,000 | -54% | 138,885 | $493 | $362,470,000 | 3 |
2018/07/20 | 2 | $26,970,000 | -61% | 96,690 | $279 | $423,990,000 | 4 |
2018/07/27 | 4 | $4,820,000 | -82% | 17,750 | $272 | $443,420,000 | 5 |
2018/08/03 | 8 | $1,950,000 | -60% | 10,068 | $194 | $448,230,000 | 6 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
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China | 6/30/2018 | $7,530,000 | 22883 | 194103 | 480379 | $451,176,640 | 10/9/2018 |
North America | 8/9/2019 | $3,238 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $6,752 | |
Worldwide Total | $451,183,392 | 10/9/2018 |
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Leading Cast
Xu Zheng | Cheng Yong |
Supporting Cast
Tan Zhuo | Liu Sihui |
Wang Chuanjun | Lü Shouyi |
Zhang Yu | Peng Hao |
Gong Beibi | Cao Ling |
Wang Yanhui | Zhang Changlin |
Yang Xinming | Pastor Liu |
Zhou Yiwei | Cao Bin |
Wang Jiajia | Lü Shouyi’s Wife |
Nishith Shah | Translator |
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