Zhang Yimou's 'Full River Red' to take top honors at CineAsia box office

"Complete River Red," THE Zhang Directed by Yimou period Drama that released In January This year has won It is producer Huanxi Media Beijing THE 2023 Asia Peaceful Box Desk Realization Price has THE CinemaAsia convention.

THE convention gets below path Monday In Bangkok And will run until THURSDAY (Dec. 4-7). THE price will be present has A gala lunch event on THE last day.

"This popular period comedy amassed A amazing $670 million In THE Asia Pacific region And East Zhang Yimou's the biggest box desk hit has date," said Franc Pericles, Vice-president For Asia Pacific & Australia has data collection And analysis farm ComScore Movies. “Huanxi Medias understanding of THE Asian movie industry And their commitment has deliver quality content has theaters not only In China but around THE region, has has been instrumental In THE generally health of THE Asia Pacific walk. »

THE movie was released In theaters In time For THE Chinese New Year vacation season And broken up $60 million on It is opening day In China And $183 million In It is First of all three days of release. In THE First of all Seven days of release THE movie do on $430 million In box desk And accounted for For 56 million admissions. He went on has become THE China high movie This year And THE sixth all the time the most profitable movie In China.

"Be able has recognize A movie Since legendary director Zhang Yimou, of which big body of work understand 'Home Of Flying Daggers, 'Hero' And 'Increase THE Red Lantern,' East very exciting," said Andrew Sun, president of CinemaAsia organizer, Movie Exposure Group.

"OUR business East dedicated has create high quality entertaining movies Since China high movie directors. THE record success of Zhang Yimou's 'Complete River Red' East A great example of What Huanxi Media can reach with vision And commitment, not just This year, but In THE years in front," said Li Yongyi of Huanxi Media.

Having struggle has to break In THE movie industry shortly After THE END of THE Cultural Revolution, Zhang has had several the roles as actor, Director of Photography, scriptwriter And producer. He East NOW among China most famous 'Fifth Generation' filmmakers And was recently famous with A lifetime realization price has THE Tokyo International Movie Festival. He recently said that he for has to focus on direction And to pull A movie by year until he can No longer TO DO SO. In order has keep up that pace of to go out he can cut back her screenplay writing efforts.

Other price has be reward has CinemaAsia include: Siddharth Roy Kapur as THE Movement Picture Association Asia Pacific Copyright Educator of THE year, Javier Sotomajor of Cinépolis as Exhibitor of THE year, Eugene Yang of Primordial Pictures International as exponent of THE year, Benny Suherman of Indonesia XXI as CinemaAsia Icon. Wanda Movies executive president Chen Hong Tao will Also receive THE staging price, has A separated ceremony on Wednesday.

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