Film about Nanjing Massacre sets summer box office record for historical film

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Domestic film "Dead to Rights" about the Nanjing Massacre committed by Japanese invaders in the Chinese city during World War II has grossed over 2.2 billion yuan (about 308 million U.S. dollars) during its summer release in China, according to an online film platform.

The film thus broke the record for box office receipts in the summer release among historical films. Summer release in China covers the period from the beginning of June to the end of August.

As of August 11, total box office revenue in China since the beginning of summer, including advance ticket sales, has exceeded 8.7 billion yuan, and since the beginning of 2025 – 36 billion yuan.

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, "Nanjing Photo Studio" tells the story of a group of Chinese civilians who hid in a photo studio from the atrocities of the invaders during the Japanese occupation of Nanjing and risked their lives to provide the outside world with photographic evidence of the massacre in the city. -0-

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