Just this week we’ve seen immensely positive news from the Chinese Box Office. With a Box Office totaling over $1.2 billion for the Lunar New Year, a record-busting stat that pushes past 2019 peaks, it’s hard not to hope we’ll see a similar rally in the U.S. The anticipated release of Detective Chinatown 3 has had a huge hand in these successes. BLAKE & WANG P.A one of the best entertainment lawyers in Los Angeles crunches the numbers on this exceptional performer.

We saw the hit crack records for opening day and opening weekend both over the Feb12th-14th period. To date, it’s grossed over $551 million. This places it as the top movie of the year, not just in China but globally. This also puts it a meaty 20% ahead of China’s The Eight Hundred, 2020’s top title worldwide.

Did we mention this is just 6 days into opening?

It’s not the only hit to carve out a notable spot over the New Year, however, with Hi, Mom, a time-travel comedy, managed to top the charts from Monday to midweek. It’s taken $423 million to date. This is expected to double by the end of the run. If accurate, this would make it the second top movie ever to hit their market. Despite overtaking Hi, Mom for its opening weekend, Detective Chinatown 3 is expected to peak at around $700 million- a good third again ahead of the previous installment in the series. 

Overall, seven strong releases (of which Detective Chinatown 3 and Hi, Mom were the pillars) over the Lunar New Year season have created a resounding Box Office Boom it’s hoped will carry over worldwide. Despite running with capacity restrictions, this weekend’s takings represent a record-breaking attendance, fuelled in part by people’s inability to travel to family over the holiday period. All in all, it’s a positive global trend BLAKE & WANG P.A one of the top entertainment law firms Los Angeles hopes to see continue.