US EditionPatriotic Film Dead to Rights Leads China’s Box Office as WWII Remembrance Campaign Intensifies
CHINA, AUG 4 – Dead to Rights earned $210 million in China, highlighting the Nanjing Massacre amid an 80th WWII anniversary campaign and marking a domestic box office milestone.
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Patriotic film Dead to Rights leads China’s box office as WWII remembrance campaign intensifies
Set during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, the wartime thriller’s release comes as China ramps up a nationwide drive to mark 80 years since the end of WWII, culminating in a military parade on Sep 3.
China Box Office: ‘Dead to Rights’ Holds at No. 1 as Animated ‘Nobody’ Debuts in Second
China’s box office remained dominated by local-language releases during the Aug. 1–3 weekend. All five of the top-charting titles were domestic productions. “Dead to Rights,” distributed by China Film Group, led the chart for a second consecutive weekend, adding RMB 609.3 million ($84.6 million), bringing its cumulative gross to RMB 1.515 billion ($210.4 million), according to data […]
The film about the Nanking massacre 'Dead To Rights' continues to lead the Chinese box office, after raising in two weeks m&aacut...
The box office success of Dead to Rights and the violent campaigns against its creative team reveal an ideological offensive aimed at denying the horror of the Nanjing Massacre. Defending anti-fascist art is preserving human memory and dignity. Global Times – July 31, 2025 The film Dead to Rights recently became a major hit at the summer box office, grossing over 700 million yuan (97.4 million US dollars) in just six days, with a total projectio…
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