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"Terminator Genisys" dominates China's box office

Xinhua, September 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

"Terminator Genisys", the fifth sequel in the series, ruled China's box office in the week ending Aug. 30, pulling in 352 million yuan (55 million U.S. dollars).

The film's total ticket sales stood at 530 million yuan on Aug. 30 after its opening on Aug. 23.

"The Hundred Regiments Offensive," a domestic film about a large-scale, morale-boosting offensive by 105 Chinese regiments in 1940 during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, came in at a respectable number two, earning 142 million yuan in its opening week.

The third spot went to domestic thriller "The Dead End," which raked in 123 million yuan in the week since its release on Aug. 27.

Tear-jerking romance "Go Away Mr. Tumor," which earned 62.7 million yuan in the week, landed in fourth spot. The film, which centers on a woman's fight against cancer, has grossed 485 million yuan since opening on Aug. 13, China Film News reported Thursday.

Rounding out the top five was the domestic live action animated film "Monster Hunt", the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. "Monster Hunt" took in 55.8 million yuan in the week, taking its total box office earnings to 2.39 billion yuan on Aug. 30 since its debut on on July 16. Endi