Harlin's Hollywood pedigree and 'Angry Birds 2' both proved no match for the Chinese animation blockbuster, which has reigned over China's box office for nearly a month.
's mass appeal. The Hong Kong-China co-production — the former Hollywood hand's third film as a China-based filmmaker, following Jackie Chan's Skiptrace and the Alibaba Pictures flop — opened to a respectable $18.1 million. Produced by Wanda Pictures, the pressure cooker crime flick wasby international critics when it opened the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March.
In the mainland, the reception has been somewhat more tepid, with the film scoring 7.5/10 with Maoyan's users and 5.7/10 with Douban's hipster film reviewer community. Set in a Hong Kong morgue, the film follows a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant when they are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.slipped to third place, earning $16.7 million in its third frame. With $203 million in the bank, the action flick likely would have become a mega-blockbuster if it weren't for Ne Zha's simultaneous surprise breakout success.opened in a distant fourth place with $9.8 million.
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