Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Japanese animation film “Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle” took a clear lead at the mainland China weekend box office – despite only being available for two of three days.
Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway showed the film scoring $9.8 million (RMB69.4 million) in China, more than double that of second placed film “Be My Friend.” The win came despite “Haikyu!!” only being released on Saturday and measuring up against other tiles available throughout the whole of the Friday-Sunday period. “Haikyu!!” is the third Japanese film so far this year to lead the mainland Chinese box office, following “The Boy and the Heron” and “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony.” It was produced by Production IG, Toho Animation and Sony Music Entertainment Japan and released by Crunchyroll in multiple territories.
In China, the release was backed by China Film Corp and Road Pictures, the indie which previously handled “The First Slam Dunk” and “Suzume.” Road Pictures reported that $1.1 million of the new film’s weekend total came from Imax screens. “Be My Friend,” a youth comedy film directed by He Nian and derived from a Chinese TV show of the same title, earned $4 million (RMB28.1 million), according to Artisan Gateway.
That gives it a nine-day cumulative of $20.8 million (RMB148 million). “Walk the Line” is a comedy crime tale directed by Wubai and focusing on the suppression of criminal gangs.
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