Bodyguards And Assassin rules box-office in China

MUMBAI:Cinema Popular‘s action thriller Bodyguards And Assassins has topped the Chinese box office over the holiday period racking up $30m (RMB208m) till date.

The film that opened on 18 December in China and across Asia on Christmas Eve has accumulated more than $35m (RMB238m) including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan.

The box office office gross equals that of Warlords, the last production made by Bodyguards And Assassins producer Peter Ho-sun Chan.

The film will open in Thailand through United Home Entertainment and UIP on 7 January followed by Korea by CJ Entertainment on 21 January and the UK with E1 Entertainment this coming spring.