Ip sends Iron Man flying
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The hero of Ip Man 2, a sequel to the 2008 biopic of the kungfu master, faces up to a Western boxer and knocks him out. Off screen, it is a similar story.
Ip Man 2, which premiered on April 27 in the mainland, raked in 100 million yuan ($14.7 million) in the first week; while Iron Man 2, which hit theaters on May 7, earned 60 million yuan up to May 13.
In Hong Kong, Iron Man 2 was released one day after Ip Man 2. So far Ip Man 2 has pulled in 28 million yuan, 7 million yuan more than Iron Man 2.
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Hong Kong kungfu star Donnie Yen stars in Ip Man 2, a sequel to the 2008 biopic of the kungfu master. |
It is rare for a local production to give a Hollywood blockbuster a run for its money, said Ip Man star Donnie Yen at a party to celebrate the film's success last week.
"For a long time Hollywood blockbusters beat our films, now Ip Man has won back some dignity," Yen says.
At the party, director Wilson Yip promised that if the film made more than 300 million yuan he would shoot Ip Man 3.
"Ip Man plays a good card of patriotism," says film critic Yu Xin, about its box office success.
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