(Xinhua) Chinese action film "Raging Fire" opened Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.
The film is being released by Well Go USA Entertainment with English subtitles in approximately 60 selected theaters in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Honolulu, Houston, Vancouver, Toronto and a few other major cities across North America.
Helmed by late Hong Kong action film director Benny Chan who died of illness after completing production last year, the film stars Donnie Yen as a highly respected hardline cop with a long history of success on dangerous cases. However, his past unexpectedly comes back to haunt him when a sting operation is attacked by a mysterious group of criminals led by his former protege, played by Nicholas Tse.
Yen, one of Hong Kong's top action stars, is renowned for his roles in such hit martial arts films as the "Ip Man" franchise.
"Raging Fire" is a box office hit this summer in China, continuing to dominate Chinese box office chart. Figures from the China Movie Data Information Network showed on Friday the film has grossed 626 million yuan (96.64 million U.S. dollars) within 14 days of screening.
Source: Xinhua | 2021-08-14 05:48:06