"Aftershock," a movie about the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, has grossed over 160 million yuan (23.5 million U.S.dollars) at the Chinese box office since its opening on July 22, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) said Monday.
国家广电总局于本周一发布消息称,讲述1976年唐山地震的影片《唐山大地震》自7月22日上映以来国内总票房收入已突破1.6亿元(合2350万美元)大关。
The figure does not include the movie's earnings from IMAX screenings. It's the first Chinese movie to be screened in IMAX.
这一数字并不包括IMAX放映的收入。该片是中国首部IMAX电影。
The movie earned more than 100 million yuan within three days of its release, breaking the Chinese box office record previously held by "The Founding of a Republic."
上映三日,该片票房已突破1亿元,一举打破了之前由《建国大业》保持的国内票房纪录。
"The Founding of a Republic," which earned a total box office of 420 million yuan, took three and a half days to earn 100 million when it was released in September 2009.
《建国大业》曾创下4.2亿票房总收入。2009年9月,该片上映后,只用了三天半的时间,票房便达到1亿元。