The total box office for the film "Evil Unbound," including pre-sales, surpassed 1 billion yuan (about 140 million U.S. dollars) as of 19:56 on Saturday, its third day of release.
On Saturday alone, the film grossed over 400 million yuan, setting a new record for the highest single-day box office in Chinese film history for in September.
On its opening day, the film earned over 300 million yuan and set Chinese records for the most screenings both on an opening day and in a single day.
The Chinese-produced film portrays the atrocities committed by the notorious Japanese germ warfare Unit 731 during World War II.
It has premiered in other countries including the United States, Canada, and Australia, with additional releases planned in Singapore, Malaysia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.
"Evil Unbound" box office surpasses 1 bln yuan in 3 days of release
"Evil Unbound" box office surpasses 1 bln yuan in 3 days of release
"Evil Unbound" box office surpasses 1 bln yuan in 3 days of release
More than 320 million inter-regional passenger trips were expected across China on Wednesday, the 18th day of this year's 40-day Spring Festival travel rush period and the second day of the Chinese New Year, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport.
This figure marks a sharp 43.1 percent growth from the previous day, the Chinese New Year, with family reunions and tourism overlapping to fuel a surge in short-distance travel.
Nationwide, railways were expecting to handle 10.8 million passenger trips, up 78.5 percent from Tuesday.
To meet this surge, rail operators were planning to run an additional 476 passenger trains on Wednesday.
Highway traffic was projected to surpass 50 million vehicle trips, putting pressure on roads around popular tourist sites.
Around 2.48 million passenger trips on planes were also expected on Wednesday.
Routes from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Chongqing to tourist cities such as Harbin and Kunming are the most popular, with many airlines boosting capacity on those high-demand routes.
The travel rush, also known as chunyun, which runs from Feb 2 to March 13 this year, is expected to see a record 9.5 billion inter-regional passenger trips across the country.
Over 320 mln inter-regional passenger trips expected on Day 18 of Spring Festival travel rush
