{"id":29641,"date":"2025-08-07T06:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsalepage.com\/feed\/cision-pr-newswire\/cgtn-why-chinese-film-dead-to-rights-topped-global-weekend-box-office\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T06:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:09:14","slug":"cgtn-why-chinese-film-dead-to-rights-topped-global-weekend-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=29641","title":{"rendered":"CGTN: Why Chinese film Dead to Rights topped global weekend box office"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span><\/span>, Aug. 7, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Chinese film\u00a0Dead to Rights<\/i> has been maintaining its top position on China’s<\/span> weekend box office since its premiere on July 25th<\/span>. That also made it the No. 1 watched film globally over the just past weekend. According to popular Chinese film industry tracker Maoyan, by Tuesday the film has raked in 1.7 billion Yuan<\/span>, or about 236.6 million dollars<\/span>. The film now holds an 8.6 rating on Chinese review platform Douban and has been reviewed or reported by international press like “Variety”, Channel News Asia, among others.<\/p>\n

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The film is set against the backdrop of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and follows the life of a group of Chinese civilians who seek refuge in a photography studio. While bidding for survival, they assisted a Japanese military photographer to develop films, only to uncover graphic images of the atrocities. They risked their lives to preserve the evidence.<\/p>\n

The film’s massive success should, of course, be first attributed to its powerful storytelling and artistic execution. Director Shen Ao<\/span> has avoided sensationalism, using only minimalistic visuals to convey horror, for example, a knife held to a baby or rivers of bloodshed. In this way, emotional depth and authenticity have been created. The film’s layered storytelling and polished production design also present viewers with unraveled technical craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

Movie goers are drawn to the cinema for Dead to Rights<\/i> also because, fundamentally, the movie has done justice to history. Evan Kail<\/span>, an American who donated a photo album of Japanese war crimes to China<\/span>, said the film is a “ten out of ten” that keeps history alive, honors the victims and exposes the past against all odds. Remembering the past is not to stir or preserve hatred; rather, it is to remind us to cherish modern peace. Increasing Yasukuni Shrine visits and wartime denial by some Japanese rightists these days are risking Asia’s<\/span> or even the world’s stability. By preserving evidence on screen, films like Dead to Rights counter Japan’s<\/span> historical amnesia and expose the truth that must be held and told.<\/p>\n

The movie is slated to premiere globally in places like Australia<\/span>, New Zealand<\/span>, the United States<\/span>, Malaysia<\/span>, Singapore<\/span>, among others. With over 35 million military and civilian casualties combined, China<\/span> was a vital, but often forgotten, member of the Allies battling Japan<\/span> during WWII. As both a universal call to peace and a truthful reflection on history, the film Dead to Rights<\/i> deserves the time and attention of global viewers.<\/p>\n

Link:\u00a0https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2025-08-06\/Why-Chinese-film-Dead-to-Rights-topped-global-weekend-box-office-1FCAH9N09K8\/p.html<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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BEIJING<\/span><\/span>, Aug. 7, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Chinese film\u00a0Dead to Rights<\/i> has been maintaining its top position on China’s<\/span> weekend box office since its premiere on July 25th<\/span>. That also made it the No. 1 watched film globally over the just past weekend. According to popular Chinese film industry tracker Maoyan, by Tuesday the film has raked in 1.7 billion Yuan<\/span>, or about 236.6 million dollars<\/span>. The film now holds an 8.6 rating on Chinese review platform Douban and has been reviewed or reported by international press like “Variety”, Channel News Asia, among others.<\/p>\n

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The film is set against the backdrop of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and follows the life of a group of Chinese civilians who seek refuge in a photography studio. While bidding for survival, they assisted a Japanese military photographer to develop films, only to uncover graphic images of the atrocities. They risked their lives to preserve the evidence.<\/p>\n

The film’s massive success should, of course, be first attributed to its powerful storytelling and artistic execution. Director Shen Ao<\/span> has avoided sensationalism, using only minimalistic visuals to convey horror, for example, a knife held to a baby or rivers of bloodshed. In this way, emotional depth and authenticity have been created. The film’s layered storytelling and polished production design also present viewers with unraveled technical craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

Movie goers are drawn to the cinema for Dead to Rights<\/i> also because, fundamentally, the movie has done justice to history. Evan Kail<\/span>, an American who donated a photo album of Japanese war crimes to China<\/span>, said the film is a “ten out of ten” that keeps history alive, honors the victims and exposes the past against all odds. Remembering the past is not to stir or preserve hatred; rather, it is to remind us to cherish modern peace. Increasing Yasukuni Shrine visits and wartime denial by some Japanese rightists these days are risking Asia’s<\/span> or even the world’s stability. By preserving evidence on screen, films like Dead to Rights counter Japan’s<\/span> historical amnesia and expose the truth that must be held and told.<\/p>\n

The movie is slated to premiere globally in places like Australia<\/span>, New Zealand<\/span>, the United States<\/span>, Malaysia<\/span>, Singapore<\/span>, among others. With over 35 million military and civilian casualties combined, China<\/span> was a vital, but often forgotten, member of the Allies battling Japan<\/span> during WWII. As both a universal call to peace and a truthful reflection on history, the film Dead to Rights<\/i> deserves the time and attention of global viewers.<\/p>\n

Link:\u00a0https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2025-08-06\/Why-Chinese-film-Dead-to-Rights-topped-global-weekend-box-office-1FCAH9N09K8\/p.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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