Crime thriller lifts China's box office from post-holiday slump
China DailyActors Daniel Wu and Wang Qianyuan. Inspired by the hunting down of several notorious armed gangsters who were involved in numerous robberies and murders in the 1990s, and the brave police officers involved in bringing them to justice, the movie, which hit domestic theaters on Friday, has already notched up takings of 205 million yuan, usurping war blockbuster The Sacrifice from top spot of the country's box-office charts. Action crime film Caught in Time, starring Wang Qianyuan and Daniel Wu, currently tops the country's box office. Helmed by scriptwriter-turned-director Lau Ho-leung, known for Painted Skin and Kung Fu Jungle, the film brings A-list actors Wang Qianyuan and Daniel Wu together for the first time in their respective 20-year careers. "Most of my previous police and crime films are set closer to present day, but Caught in Time is a story that takes place more than 20 years ago, giving me a new experience to learn how the police worked in that period," Wang said during an interview at the film's Beijing premiere on Nov 16.
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