China's May Day holiday box office grossed more than 300 million yuan (about 43.9 million U.S. dollars) as of 17:00 Saturday, the second day of the five-day holiday, according to film data platform Maoyan.
Leading the holiday sales chart presently are the crime thriller "Cold War 1994," the suspense thriller "Vanishing Point", and the Hollywood blockbuster and sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2". The two top thrillers have contributed around 60 percent of the single-day box office revenue.
"Cold War 1994" is a prequel to the long-running "Cold War" police thriller franchise, set in Hong Kong on the eve of the city's return to the motherland in 1997. And "Vanishing Point" tells a bizarre and mystery case that affects all parties involved.
Apart from these three films, comedy "Being towards Death", dramas "Front Teeth" and "Dear You" also posted impressive box office numbers.
In addition, the total box office of China has surpassed 13.2 billion yuan (about 1.9 billion U.S. dollars) as of Saturday.
China's May Day holiday box office exceeds 300 million yuan
With China assuming the rotating presidency on Friday, the United Nations Security Council will focus its work in May on revitalizing the authority of the UN Charter and the role of the United Nations, while advancing the political settlement of the Middle East issue, and promoting the stability and development of African countries.
Briefing reporters on the Security Council's priorities for May, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the Security Council for May, made the statement on Friday.
In recent years, the world has been witnessing growing turbulence in the international landscape, with conflicts increasing, divisions widening, and the multilateral system, along with international law, under considerable strain, he said, urging the international community to take urgent actions to uphold the authority of the UN Charter and strengthen the role of the United Nations to prevent the world from "relapsing into the jungle" and "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war".
In this context, Fu said, the Security Council will convene a high-level open debate in May under the theme of upholding the purposes and the principles of the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centered international system.
Security Council to focus on UN's role, Middle East, Africa in May: Chinese envoy
Security Council to focus on UN's role, Middle East, Africa in May: Chinese envoy
