Transformer blitzkrieg scorches screens

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-06-29 10:29

The sequel is expected to crown the summer box-office and do better than the last imported box office miracle-maker Titanic, which grossed 360 million yuan ($52.7 million) in 1997. The movie opened in Beijing at midnight on June 24 but diehard fans began to get their tickets days before this.

Other films showing at cinemas include:

The Magic Aster

This animation film is about the traditional Chinese fairy tale of justice fighting evil to recapture the magic aster, which protects people's happiness. Chinese NBA star Yao Ming gives voice to the father of main actress Xiao Lan.

Kungfu Chefs

Jo does what he can to oust his uncle Wong Bing-Yi (Sammo Hung) from the village and claim the Dragon-Head Cleaver, a symbol of clan power. Finding himself out of the village, Wong discovers a cooking wonder, Lung Kin-yat (Vanness Wu) in the Four Seas restaurant. To bring Four Seas back to the top, Lung ends up representing it in the competition against Chef Tin (Lam Tze Chung), two-time "Top Chef" winner and head chef at the Imperial Palace.

Kill Bride

This is China's answer to the successful Renee Zellweger comedy, Bridget Jones' Diary series. In this mainland film, Du Leisi plays a 29-year-old plain saleswoman who struggles with her weight, her boss, and neglect by men, and routinely finds ways to embarrass herself. After deciding to go on a blind date in a club, she develops a crush on a guy who turns out to be a cheat hired by the club to make more money.

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