Without doubt, the war epic The Battle at Lake Changjin 长津湖 has emerged the victor in this year’s national holiday to break over ten records at the Chinese box office since its release. The patriotic blockbuster has earned RMB 3.6 billion (559m in USD) as of the latest cut off date on October 8 and is expected to fare even higher as it goes through its run. It already holds the record for the highest single-day ticket sales during the National holiday season and has also made it into China’s top 10 highest-grossing films.
Set during the Korean War, The Battle at Lake Changjin stars Wu Jing and Jackson Yee as the two Wu brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli respectively. The former is the commander of the seventh company whilst the latter is a platoon soldier under his brother’s command. While the two couldn’t have been any more different as night and day, both were steadfastly committed to stopping their enemy’s advance despite the many painful sacrifices they had to make. Ultimately, the film honours the huge sacrifices and hardships endured by Chinese soldiers who fought in extreme conditions as they faced off against US led UN soldiers, eventually halting their northward advance.
Historically, films released during the national holiday period are quite patriotic in tone. Anthology film My Country, My Parents 我和我的父辈 which also stars Wu Jing alongside fellow A-listers Zhang Ziyi, Xu Zheng and Shen Teng ranked second during the holiday, raking in over RMB 1.06 billion (164m in USD).
Among the box office numbers during the national holiday period, this year falls second only to the record set in 2019 which was before the pandemic hit.
Hunter2020
Jackie Chan must be green with envy.
Seriously
Communist propaganda, what is real or what is the glory of party if the people reality? Seems EXTREMELY hypocritical as a communistic dictatorship to glorify capitalism at it’s best, 😂.
anon
What’s wrong with propaganda films? They’re made everywhere. At least it’s obvious as fk, and not poorly disguised. It’s equally hypocritical to criticise any country of propaganda, as if only the DeMoCrAtiC countries have the right to make such films.
Seriously
Okay ypu communue troll, you can take your communists’ philosophy and peddle it else where, no one is buying that crap. There’s a HUGE difference in propaganda brainwashing communie shit film and crappy military movie. But you wouldn’t know the difference. The mere fact you endorse and happily accept such dictatorship shows how delusional you are in the “people’s army”, that’s a good communie we woncome for you in the night. People like you are a disease on freedom and civil society, masking civil obedience as patriotism, GTFO you nasty communie troll.
Lol
Letting communism lives rent free
Your life must be sad Seriously
Seriously
Hmm resistance to dictatorship and oppression is NEVER free, ask the Hong Kong citizens who have jailed for expressing their views and protecting their rights, My life is far better than anyone who allows communism to thrive or ignore it’s danger. To the LGBQT community in China or the oppressed minorities enslaved in “reform camps”. Your indignation to such atrocities is however sad, but most communie trolls like to flip the script, but you can … GTFO with your communie trolling!
Seriously?
I think you’re the one trolling here, Seriously.
Seriously
No it’s you, commie troll. GTFO with the commie propaganda no one is waving the people’s army flag like you, under how many different usernames you’re using. Commie says what?
Lunna
Then cry.