![]() ![]() Its cumulative now stands at $261 million after 18 days on release. “Never Say Never,” written and directed by actor Wang Baoqiang (“Lost in Thailand,” “Detective Chinatown”), slipped to fourth place, with a still handy $20.6 million over three days. The film is the latest creation from Mahua FunAge, a comedy troupe that has become a consistent producer of hit comedy films, including previous “Moon Man.” It scored $31.3 million in its opening three days. Third place belonged to “Wonder Family” (aka “Advancing of ZQ”), a live-action fantasy about a man who discovers a financial artifact and the enemies that want it for themselves. After 16 days on release, “Chang An” has already accumulated $168 million, making it one of the top-scoring Chinese animation titles of all time. ![]() Over the latest weekend box office, it was closely followed by “Chang An” (aka “Chang An 30,000 Miles”), a Chinese animation which is in its third weekend of release and which grossed $40.6 million. Its total is likely to be a disappointment considering its ambitions.ĭirected by Wuershan “(Painted Skin,” “Mojin: The Lost Legend”) the “Fengshen Trilogy” set out to be a mega scale blending of history, folklore and mythology from more than 3,000 years ago, that would be China’s answer to both “Lord of the Rings” and “Iron Man.” It managed to retain the services of Barrie Osborne (“Lord of the Rings”) as production consultant and Bill Kong (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) as executive producer and, at one stage, aimed for a budget of over $400 million for the three pictures. It opened on Thursday, a day ahead of most new releases in China, placed second on its Friday and saw its screen count reduced on subsequent days. That represented more than 16% of the film’s nationwide total.ĭespite its top ranking, “Creation of the Gods I” had a wobbly start. Imax reports that “Creation of the Gods I” earned $8.6 million on its screens in China over four days. according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. The mainland Chinese box office over the latest weekend was headed by “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms” (the first part of the “Fengshen Trilogy”), which grossed $42.1 million. That has helped the Chinese box office recover to within 8% of pre-pandemic 2019. But audiences are turning out in smaller numbers for western franchises and this year have most strongly rewarded Chinese and Japanese movies instead. Hollywood titles are facing fewer structural impediments in China (import and certification delays) that they did in recent years. Others include “The Little Mermaid,” “Indiana Jones” and “Fast X.” Allow a few minutes for people to talk about the mighty things God has been doing in their lives.“Barbie” joins a growing list of Hollywood films that have disappointed at the mainland Chinese box office this year. Take a moment each week to let everyone write another, "God can … " statement and glue it to the box. Leave that box in sight for several weeks. Take a moment and glue all those slips of paper to the outside of the box as a visual reminder that we must take God out of the box and trust that He can do all things! Nothing is impossible with God.Ĩ. In closing, praise God for all that He can do!ĩ. Follow up by sharing a few passages of scripture: Genesis 18:14 Luke 1:37 Jeremiah 32:17ħ. Pass the box to the next person and have them pull out a slip, read it, and pass the box until all of the slips of paper have been read.Ħ. Pass the box and have the first person pull out one of the slips of paper and read what God can do. Ask your group, "Have you ever put God in a box?" Then ask, "Why do we so often put God in a box?"ĥ. Have them place these slips of paper in the box.Ĥ. Give everyone 3 small pieces of paper, and instruct them to write, "God can … " Have them complete that sentence.ģ. Take a small box (a shoe box would work) and put it in the middle of your small group circle.Ģ. We should not box Him in by our limited faith or knowledge of His goodness and desire to move in our lives.ġ. This exercise is designed to get people talking about God's amazing power and that He is the God of the impossible. Sometimes we do not even know what to ask of God. Sometimes we do not feel worthy of God's favor. Sometimes we are afraid to ask God for big things because he might say "no" and then we would be disappointed again. ![]()
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