(Variety) Fish out of water comedy film "Jonny Keep Walking" kept its place at the top of the mainland China box office in its fifth weekend of release. The top five titles remained unchanged from the previous week.
"Jonny," in which a man from the countryside struggles to hold down a corporate job in a big city, earned $12.1 million (RMB86.2 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was another good hold after $15 million in the film's fourth weekend. The cumulative total for "Jonny" is now $155 million (RMB1.10 million).
Hong Kong-made action comedy "Rob N Roll," with its starry cast of Aaron Kwok, Richie Jen and Lam Ka-tung, held on to second place, but slipped 56% weekend-on-weekend with $5.3 million, down from $12.1 million.
Another Hong Kong-made film, "The Goldfinger" took $3.5 million in third place. Its cumulative stands at $71 million since releasing on Dec. 30.
Jason Statham-starring "The Beekeeper" maintained fourth place in China with $1.9 million. Its total after 17 days on release stands at $12.9 million.
"Follow Bear for Adventure," which previously opened ahead of "The Beekeeper" remained in fifth place. It earned $1.5 million for a cumulative of $10.5 million.
Across the nation, cinemas earned an aggregate $32.1 million, the lowest weekend score since mid-November. The figure reflects the paucity of new release titles coming into the market, a drought which may continue until mid-February's Chinese New Year holidays.
Artisan Gateway reports the running box office total so far this year as $346 million. But, with the holiday season notably late in 2024, the year-on-year comparisons hold little meaning at this stage.
Source: Variety By Patrick Frater Jan 28, 2024 7:02pm PT
