'Wolf Warrior 2' is the highest-grossing film in Chinese cinema history

After 12 days of release, "Wolf Warrior 2" broke the record of "The Mermaid".

According to Variety and the South China Morning Post, Wolf Warriors 2 has become the highest-grossing film of all time in China, grossing 3.44 billion yuan (nearly 500 million USD). The film broke the record set by Mermaid (3.39 billion yuan) a year ago.

* Ngo Kinh shows off his talent in "Wolf Warrior 2"

Released on July 27 and leading the box officeworldthe past two weeks,Wolf Warrior 2is an action film directed by and starring Ngo Kinh. The directing duoCaptain America: Civil War- Russo brothers - advisors on the project. The story revolves around a Chinese soldier who goes to an African war zone to save thousands of people.The film was praised for its many exciting action scenes according to Hollywood standards.

According to Variety, the revenue of Wolf Warrior 2 helps stimulate the Chinese box office. This year, the billion-people market only grew 4% in film revenue, not commensurate with the potential and growth rate of theaters.

"Wolf Warrior 2" is a successful project of Ngo Kinh.

In addition, Wolf Warrior 2 also helps balance the revenue between foreign films and Chinese films in China.His success was partly due to his release at a time when the Chinese government was restricting American films. In the past two weeks, no Hollywood films have opened in China to compete.

Outside of China, Wu Jing's film has only been released in Singapore and the US. In the US, the film earned $1.1 million after 11 days.

According to VNE