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Monkey King: Hero is back atop Chinese box office
Monkey King: Hero is Back," directed by Tian Xiaopeng, has grossed more than 100 million yuan, which is 16.11 million US dollars in just three days.
This success was hard-earned, since the film's screenings were scheduled alongside two teen-targeted blockbusters, "Tiny Times 4" and "Forever Young," which raked in 360 million yuan and 255 million yuan, respectively, over the weekend.
On its opening day, "Monkey King: Hero is Back" only claimed six percent of the total screenings of all films in China.
But the word-of-mouth effect worked, and as more and more fans flocked to screenings of the animated film, cinema managers rushed to add showings.
On Monday, the nationwide percentage of showings for "Monkey King" had grown to 14 percent, though this is still less than the proportion of screenings given to "Tiny Times 4" and "Forever Young."
"Monkey King: Hero is Back" has also become the third Chinese animated film to gross 100 million yuan on its opening weekend, following the two "Boonie Bears" series films.
Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC Together in a Zombie Movie
The Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC are finally teaming up for a new movie despite their heated boy band rivalry as pop giants in the late 90's.
Twelve years after both pop groups fought over the hearts of millions of fans worldwide, Backstreet Boys's Nick Carter and AJ McLean, and *NSYNC's Joey Fatone are going to star in a zombie apocalypse movie, "Dead Seven".
Carter, who is writing, directing and starring as a hero along with Fatone, is currently working with Asylum to produce the movie that will cast McLean as the villain.
No word on when "Dead Seven" will hit SyFy, or if any other members of either band are involved.
Lady Gaga Checks Into 'American Horror Story: Hotel'
"American Horror Story: Hotel", the upcoming fifth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story has released a teaser, which highlights the joining of American pop star Lady Gaga.
In the 10-second teaser released by FX Networks on Monday, Gaga's silver, long-nailed hand is shown ringing the bell at the check-in desk, giving the first clues into her character.
Just yesterday at Comic-Con in San Diego, "American Horror Story" creator Ryan Murphy revealed details about the new season and the superstar's role, confirming that she will play one of the bad guys.
"American Horror Story: Hotel," hailing from 20th Century Fox, stars Gaga, Matt Bomer, and Wes Bentley.
It debuts this October with 13 episodes on FX.
'Suicide Squad' Comic-Con footage released
The Suicide Squad's official high-def trailer has finally been released.
It was previously reported that fans would have to wait until fall to watch the trailer online.
Just days after the official Suicide Squad trailer leaked online, Warner Bros. decided to release it to the internet.
The Suicide Squad trailer shows a whole lot of Jared Leto's "brutal Joker and Margot Robbie's punk-styled Harley Quinn.
Fans also get a glimpse at Amanda Waller played by Viola Davis, Captain Boomerang performed by Jai Courtney, and Deadshot by Will Smith.
There are also quick shots of Batman portrayed by Ben Affleck.
China's Film Distribution Association to ban low price film ticket
China's Film Distribution Association has issued a regulation that online ticket sales agents must sign a contract to specify the ticket fare before screening a new film. And these agents should not sell film tickets with a price lower than the contract price.
Contract price of certain film can be negotiated by relevant parties according to the market supply and demand, and operating cost.
In the past, China's ticket fares could be lower than 10 yuan at some promotional activities launched by online ticket sales agents like Taobao, Meituan and Maoyan.
The regulation is said to protect the interests of China's film investors and producing companies and also ensure the healthy and orderly development of China's film industry.
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