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Chinese action-adventure title \u201cSchemes in Antiques\u201d conspired to hold its own at the top of the\u00a0China\u00a0box office\u00a0with a $14.7 million second weekend, having opened first last week with a solid $25.6 million three-day debut.<\/p>\n

Originally set to premiere in April, the tale of intrigue around real and counterfeit artifacts from Hong Kong director Derek Kwok Chi-kin (\u201cWukong\u201d) has now grossed $52 million (RMB331 million) of a projected $66.6 million, according to data from Maoyan. Produced by Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures, it stars fan favorite Ge You alongside Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, and Xin Zhilei.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchemes\u201d maneuvered ahead of second place comedic thriller \u201cBe Somebody,\u201d which grossed a further $9.85 million in its fifth weekend to bring its current cume up to $133 million.<\/p>\n

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Once again this week, a new rom-com took third: a film whose Chinese name translates to \u201cWe Who Have Loved Before.\u201d The tear-jerking first feature from newcomer Zhang Xiaolei grossed $3.55 million, far less than first and second place.<\/p>\n

That the top three films of the weekend look so very much like they did last week \u2014 the fresher \u201cSchemes,\u201d followed by \u201cBe Somebody\u201d and a $3 million debut of an innocuous, flash-in-the-pan rom-com trailing far behind \u2014 is an indication of how stagnant China\u2019s release schedule is at the moment without new major blockbuster releases.<\/p>\n

Viewers were thirsty enough for new content that the upcoming animation \u201cI Am What I Am\u201d came in third off pre-sales, ahead of largely-exhausted war epic \u201cThe Battle at Lake Changjin,\u201d which has been in theaters for 72 days since September. The former is set to release Dec. 17, but already grossed $2.33 million this weekend.<\/p>\n

Directed by Wuhan native Sun Haipeng (\u201cKung Food\u201d), the boldly colored tale tells the story of a young boy and his rag-tag band of companions who dream of winning the country\u2019s biggest lion dance competition with the help of a former star dancer.<\/p>\n

This week, \u201cBattle\u201d earned a further $1.44 million, bringing its cume up to $903 million.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, \u201cOh! My Gran\u201d \u2014 the first Korean film to be released in China in six years \u2014 continues to fare poorly, with hardly any allotted screenings (an average of 0.4% of total nationwide screenings each day). It has grossed just $394,000 (RMB2.5 million) so far since its Dec. 3. debut, and currently ranks outside the top 20 films at the box office.<\/p>\n

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