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China Box Office: ‘Successor’ Reaches $420 Million Total After Fifth Weekend Win


At the mainland China box office: ‘Successor’ reaches $420 million, but is run close by a pair of new release titles.

In second place, Ruyi Films’ “Upstream” earned $23.4 million over its opening weekend (and even took top spot on Friday’s daily chart). The drama is directed by Xu Zheng and Tong Zhi-jian and tells the uplifting story of a former tech industry executive who reinvents himself as a food delivery guy after he loses his job. It tells the story of a man who believes that he is trapped inside a movie, but comes to discover love after the mysterious arrival and disappearance of a woman.

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