China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Leads Again as ‘Masters of the Universe’ Debuts

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Jinant Film & TV’s unstoppable family drama “Dear You” comfortably dominated the China box office during the June 5–7 weekend, securing RMB115.3 million ($17 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway.

Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the low-budget cultural juggernaut has reached a cumulative total of $238.5 million. The story details Grandma Ye Shurou from Chaoshan, whose quiet twilight years are broken when her debt-ridden grandson journeys to Thailand to track down his rumored billionaire grandfather. The investigation unravels a hidden love affair spanning 50 years, showing that the person Grandma had been writing to via the traditional “Qiaopi” mailing method was a complete stranger.

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