China Box Office: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Beaten by Martial Arts Finale ‘Ip Man 4’1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartial arts spectacular Ip Man 4: The Finale was the no-contest winner at the Chinese box office over the weekend. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, while doing great business in the rest of the world, limped into third spot in China.
The Wilson Yip-directed historical action film Ip Man 4 sees Donnie Yen as the eponymous kung fu teacher, and mentor to Bruce Lee, journeying to the U.S. where his pupil has upset the local order by opening a school devoted to the Wing Chun branch of the sport. In addition to being the supposed closing element of the hit franchise, the film is an excuse to pitch Yen against Western brawler Scott Adkins.
Ip Man 4 dealt knockout blows every day from Friday through Sunday, accumulating some $43 million according to provisional data from local sources. That was roughly 45% of the nationwide box office total.
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