'Dear You' Retains China Box Office Lead with $29.3M Weekend Gross
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Naman Ramachandran
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
Chinese family drama "Dear You" retained the top spot at the China box office during the May 29–31 weekend, grossing $29.3 million. Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the film has accumulated $208.4 million since its April 30 release. The story follows Grandma Ye Shurou from the Chaoshan region, whose peaceful later years are disrupted when her debt-ridden grandson travels to Thailand searching for his rumored billionaire grandfather.
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· 3 pulled'Dear You' comfortably retained its crown at the China box office during the May 29–31 weekend, grossing RMB199.4 million ($29.3 million)
The word-of-mouth phenomenon has now amassed a cumulative total of $208.4 million since its April 30 release.
The film centers on Grandma Ye Shurou from the Chaoshan region, whose twilight years are disrupted when her debt-ridden grandson travels to Thailand in search of his rumored billionaire grandfather.
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