Children use smartphones near monitors displaying the Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 at a cinema in Beijing. The movie had grossed more than 5 billion yuan at the box office by Sunday. Photo: AP Children use smartphones near monitors displaying the Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 at a cinema in Beijing. The movie had grossed more than 5 billion yuan at the box office by Sunday. Photo: AP
Children use smartphones near monitors displaying the Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 at a cinema in Beijing. The movie had grossed more than 5 billion yuan at the box office by Sunday. Photo: AP
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Conflict movies lift China’s second-half box office as studios find more yuan in every bang

Chinese blockbuster Wolf Warror 2 passes 5 billion yuan at the box office, lifting the fortunes of those who invested in the movie.

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Jane Li
Jane Li

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Children use smartphones near monitors displaying the Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 at a cinema in Beijing. The movie had grossed more than 5 billion yuan at the box office by Sunday. Photo: AP Children use smartphones near monitors displaying the Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 at a cinema in Beijing. The movie had grossed more than 5 billion yuan at the box office by Sunday. Photo: AP
Children use smartphones near monitors displaying the Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 at a cinema in Beijing. The movie had grossed more than 5 billion yuan at the box office by Sunday. Photo: AP
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