China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Stays on Top as ‘Memento’ and ‘Master Zhong’ Debut

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” comfortably retained its crown at the China box office during the May 29–31 weekend, grossing RMB199.4 million ($29.3 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway.

Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the word-of-mouth phenomenon has now amassed a cumulative total of $208.4 million since its April 30 release. The film centers on Grandma Ye Shurou from the Chaoshan region, whose twilight years are disrupted when her debt-ridden grandson travels to Thailand in search of his rumored billionaire grandfather. The investigation uncovers a decades-old love affair.

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