"Evil Unbound" box office surpasses 1 bln yuan in 3 days of release

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.

The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.35 percent to 97.942 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1790 dollars from 1.1755 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3497 dollars from 1.3458 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 156.20 Japanese yen, lower than 156.92 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.7877 Swiss francs from 0.7918 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3694 Canadian dollars from 1.3747 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar dropped to 9.1684 Swedish kronor from 9.2396 Swedish kronor.