China's summer box office revenue surpassed 4.9 billion yuan (680 million U.S. dollars) as of 21:00 local time on Saturday, with the daily box office revenue exceeding 100 million yuan for nine consecutive days, according to online ticketing platforms.
In July, the movie market showed exceptional performance, with total box office revenue for the month exceeding 3 billion yuan as of 20:32 on Saturday.
This year, China's summer movie season offers a rich selection of movies, with more than 60 domestic and international releases covering a dozen categories -- from historical dramas and animations to action flicks -- scheduled to meet the audience during the summer period.
In particular, the movie "Dead To Rights", which tells the story taking place in Nanjing in 1937 of a group of Chinese civilians hiding in a photo studio to try to survive the weeks-long massacre by Japanese forces and their strenuous efforts to smuggle out photographic evidence of the appalling war crimes, is gaining growing recognition from summer moviegoers.
As of Saturday, the film's total box office revenue, which officially premiered on Friday, has surpassed 260 million yuan (including previews).
Its single-day box office revenue surpassed 100 million yuan on Saturday, securing the top spot as the day's highest-earning film and setting a new record for war films released during China's summer movie seasons over the past three years.
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