UPDATED: May 5, 2010
Ip Man 2 Sold $15 Mln in First Week
Wilson Yip's martial-arts blockbuster Ip Man 2 has taken 100 million yuan in its first week of release at Chinese mainland cinemas
Wilson Yip's martial-arts blockbuster Ip Man 2 has taken 100 million yuan ($15 million) in its first week of release at Chinese mainland cinemas, M1905.com reports.
Over 300,000 people watched the film on its opening night on April 27, and ticket sales were close to 9 million yuan ($1.3 million). The distributor said the film also topped the box office over the 3-day May Day holiday.
However, industry observers said that with the releases of Iron Man 2 and How to Train Your Dragon in the Chinese mainland, Ip Man 2's goal of grossing 300 million yuan is far from guaranteed.
(CRIENGLISH.com May 4, 2010)