3 million: Dune and James Bond ate up the biggest Chinese success

$913 million: Dune and James Bond ate up the biggest Chinese success

The Chinese market plays an important role in the success or failure of many Hollywood productions. But we should never underestimate a local production – and especially this film with a gross of $913 million, the most profitable in the history of the country …

Released in 2021, Heroes – The Battle at Lake Changjin is a war film based on real events that became a mass phenomenon in its homeland – a (propaganda) film created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.

The investment in the project was monumental: 200 million US dollars, the budget was also given to its continuation, which was filmed in a row. The sequel released the following year, however, did not live up to its predecessor, but was still an undisputed commercial success with an estimated $626 million in revenue.

Heroes – Battle of Changjin Lake The action takes place in the winter of 1950, during the Korean War, and tells how Chinese soldiers, with small weapons and in difficult conditions, managed to defeat the American army under the command of General MacArthur in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. “With their iron will and courage as their only allies, the Chinese soldiers will fight beyond belief and fight a battle that will be remembered forever.“, we read in the synopsis.

Obviously, the film failed to convince in the United States and had to settle for $342,411 at the domestic box office. In France, the film was released only on VOD.

However, its worldwide gross of 913 million – of which around 900 million came from the Chinese market – made it the second highest-grossing film of 2021. Only Spider-Man: No Way Home (1.9 billion) managed to surpass it, while well-known titles such as No Time to Die (774 million), Fast & Furious 9 (726 million), Godzilla vs Kong (470 million ) or even Dune (402 million) was left behind.

And besides being the highest-grossing Chinese film in the country’s history, Heroes – Battle of Changjin LakeChen Kai, Dante Lam, and Tsui Hark, is also the highest-grossing non-English language film of all time.

For those interested, Heroes – The Battle at Lake Changjin is therefore available on VOD.

Source: Allocine

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