'Bullets' packs cinemas on debut day

DESPITE the freezing weather yesterday, actor-turned-director Jiang Wen's ultimate film, "Let the Bullets Fly," met with great enthusiasm by his fans upon the film's entrance day. Shanghai United Cinema Lines, the largest motion picture chain in Shanghai, raked in 2.6 million yuan (US$395,000) in ticket sales, the great begin for the film that stars Jiang as the squad boss, Chow Yun-fat as the brag as well as renouned humerous entertainment actor Ge You as the fraud. "The movie's abounding elements of suspense as well as black humor, as well as its star-studded expel will definitely have it the box bureau prodigy during this festive season," pronounced Wu Hehu, United Cinema's deputy general manager. Wu additionally believed the film appeals to all generations as well as could tip this month's box bureau although it faces competition from the couple of alternative expected Chinese drive-in theatre set to jam-pack the Christmas as well as New Year screening time. So far, Chen Kaige's "Sacrifice," the comfortless tale about revenge as well as intrigue, has made about 16 million yuan in United Cinema theaters. Next Wednesday, Feng Xiaogang's humerous entertainment intrigue "If You Are the One - 2" will additionally be expelled as well as upon December 31, "Lover's Discourse," the regretful humerous entertainment by Derek Tsang, son of important Hong Kong humerous entertainment star Eric Tsang, will be screened. Yonghua Cinema took in some-more than 100,000 yuan upon the opening day of the film. Li Lan, the manager at the cinema, pronounced it was pretty the great performance for the domestic film that managed to impress people with the funny as well as thrilling plot rather than just stunts as well as special effects. "Almost all tickets to yesterday's dusk shows were sole out," Li said. "Many film buffs have been creation reservations by phone as well as upon the Internet for screenings in the following days."

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