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Chinese box office · Week 33 · Aug 12–18, 2012

Chinese Box Office, Week 33 of 2012: Chinese Releases of Aug 12–18

Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18), with $2.5M worldwide, ahead of The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012) at $1.5M and Greedy Ghost (2012) at $469.8K. 4 Chinese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 66% on Week 32, 2012, whose releases took $12.9M.

week 33 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$4.4M
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012), the #1
$2.5M
vs Week 32, 2012
−66%
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 Chinese-language movie of Week 33, 2012

Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)

2012 · Mystery, Fantasy

$2.5M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total

$50.4K US & Canada · 2% $2.4M elsewhere · 98%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of Week 33 of 2012?

Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) leads with $2.5M, 55% of the total. The top 4 together took $4.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $2.5M Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)
    $50.4K US & Canada · 2% $2.4M elsewhere · 98%
  2. The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $1.5M The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Greedy Ghost (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $469.8K Greedy Ghost (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Lion Roars 2 (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $13.8K The Lion Roars 2 (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Chinese Release of Week 33 of 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18).

  1. 1 Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) movie poster
    Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · Mystery, Fantasy $2.5M worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $50.4K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $2.5M
  2. 2 The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012) movie poster
    The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · Drama, Romance $1.5M worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  3. 3 Greedy Ghost (2012) movie poster
    Greedy Ghost (2012) Aug 16, 2012 · Comedy $469.8K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $469.8K
  4. 4 The Lion Roars 2 (2012) movie poster
    The Lion Roars 2 (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · Action, Fantasy $13.8K worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2010 earned the most: $13.5M from 3 films, led by Love in Disguise (2010). Week 33, 2012 took $4.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 2003 Aug 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2004 Aug 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2005 Aug 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2006 Aug 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2007 Aug 12–18 2 films 2 $12.5M – Sunflower (2007) $8.2M
Week 33, 2008 Aug 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2009 Aug 9–15 3 films 3 $4.1M – Where Got Ghost? (2009) $3.4M
Week 33, 2010 Aug 8–14 3 films · +233% 3 $13.5M +233% Love in Disguise (2010) $8.7M
Week 33, 2011 Aug 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 4 films 4 $4.4M – Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) $2.5M
FAQ

Chinese Box Office Week 33 of 2012: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18)?

Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) leads with $2.5M worldwide, $50.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012) at $1.5M and Greedy Ghost (2012) at $469.8K.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) earn?

4 Chinese-language films released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $4.4M in all, or $1.1M per film on average. Week 32, 2012 releases took $12.9M.

How many Chinese-language movies released in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012), earned $2.5M.

How much of the Week 33, 2012 Chinese box office came from the US and Canada?

$50.4K of the $4.4M total, or 1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 2012 Chinese box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 33 of 2012 (Aug 12–18). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 33, 2012 Chinese box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.