China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Scores Massive $73.6 Million Opening

Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer Claims 75% of China Box Office in $74 Million Debut

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Soccer dominated China's box office with a 73.6 million two-day opening, accounting for nearly 75 percent of all ticket sales in the country. The spiritual successor to 2001's Shaolin Soccer stars Zhang Xiaofei and Dilraba Dilmurat as an all-female martial arts squad.

Stephen Chow Makes His Return to the Sport With ‘Kung Fu Soccer,’ Closing International Rights Deal More Than Two Decades After ‘Shaolin Soccer’

Singapore-based Encore Films has secured worldwide theatrical distribution and related rights outside Mainland China for “Kung Fu Soccer,” the new feature from filmmaker Stephen Chow. The action comedy – a China-Hong Kong co-production – follows the Emei Women’s Football Team as it battles through the fictional “Supreme Invincible Cup” tournament, blending martial arts with sport. []

A thousand-year-old Chinese art

A thousand-year-old Chinese art that takes your breath away—literally! Performers from Wuqiao Acrobatics swallow and breathe out flames, showcasing the breathtaking power and precision of traditional Chinese acrobatics. #BlowYourMind

Building the ultimate Donkey Kong Collection, all games, all consoles, with the latest average sold prices

Building the ultimate Donkey Kong Collection, all games, all consoles, with the latest average sold prices

The 8 best martial arts TV shows of all time

The 8 best martial arts TV shows of all time

Welcome to the global Las Vegas, where every sport’s a casino and every watcher’s a punter

As the World Cup has shown, sport has exploded as a globalised betting industry. Just look at our very own multibillion-dollar deal between the NRL, Nine and DAZN’s Foxtel. The post Welcome to the global Las Vegas, where every sport’s a casino and every watcher’s a punter appeared first on Crikey.

In China’s electronics hub, a memory chip crisis is hitting consumers hard

For Cai, a trader in Shenzhen’s vast Huaqiangbei electronics hub, the business of assembling computers for gamers and corporate clients has suddenly become dramatically more expensive. The price of memory products in Huaqiangbei has tripled over the past year amid the global artificial intelligence boom – and the spike has hit the world’s largest wholesale electronics market hard. “Right now, memory and SSDs are the biggest cost drivers in a personal computer build,” Cai said, referring to...

Academy Sports and Outdoors: Better Demand, But Still Not A Clean Buy

Academy Sports and Outdoors: Better Demand, But Still Not A Clean Buy

'Toy Story 5' leads Korean box office for fourth day

Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 held the No. 1 spot at the Korean box office for four straight days. The animated sequel sold 335,740 tickets on Saturday, according to the box-office tally compiled by the state-run Korean Film Council. That brought its cumulative total to 585,524 since it opened Wednesday, two days ahead of its North American release. Directed by Andrew Stanton, Toy Story 5 finds Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Bonnie's toys facing a new kind of rival in Lilypad, a smart

This Donkey Kong Jr. Educational Game Tanked At Launch But Is Now Worth Almost $2,000

The cover art for Donkey Kong Jr. Math. We’ve all heard about sealed copies of Super Mario Bros. selling for millions of dollars. It seems a new record keeps popping up every few years, with the latest one sitting at 3 million for a 9.6 A++ graded sealed copy of the game. While that’s life-changing money, it’s kind of understandable why it was []

Zamania by Leo & Loona Opens at Ibn Battuta Mall, Introducing a New Generation of Indoor Entertainment

A new world of play has arrived at Ibn Battuta Mall by Dubai Retail. Zamania by Leo Loona is now open in the China Court, combining gaming, physical challenges and immersive design in a sportainment destination created especially for pre-teens, teenagers and families. Already operating more than 20 locations across Europe and continuing [] The post Zamania by Leo Loona Opens at Ibn Battuta Mall, Introducing a New Generation of Indoor Entertainment appeared first on Middle East News 247.

iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth

iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth

Refreshed Hongqi Tiangong 08 with 800V architecture opens for pre-sale in China, starting at 26,400 USD

New Hongqi Tiangong 08 670 Max opens for presales. The post Refreshed Hongqi Tiangong 08 with 800V architecture opens for pre-sale in China, starting at 26,400 USD appeared first on CarNewsChina.com.

From Millennium Xuan Paper to Contemporary Visual Storytelling: China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Sets Off Again

HEFEI, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 June 2026 - On June 23, the realist drama Zhong Mo Yuan premiered in the prime-time slot on mainstream television in China. Centered on Xuan paper-making techniques, an element of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage, the series uses this centuries-old ...

Feng Chen Wang Spring 2027 Menswear

Feng Chen Wang Spring 2027 Menswear

Forget the score, MWC Shanghai’s humanoid robot penalty shootout put embodied AI to the test

One of the biggest crowd-pullers at MWC Shanghai 2026 was a fully autonomous humanoid robot penalty shootout, rather than a smartphone launch or an AI keynote. Held over two days at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, the competition drew more than 10,000 spectators as eight Chinese embodied AI teams battled through nearly 100 rounds []

Why the World Cup Keeps Eluding China

Xi has spent billions of dollars trying to turn Beijing into a soccer powerhouse.

World : "Toy Story 5" Tops North American Box Office On Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, June 22 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Disney and Pixar's animated film Toy Story 5 took the top spot at the North American box office on its opening weekend with an estimated three-day total of US160 million, figures from measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

Aktor jual sayur kerana AI ambil alih tugas

BEIJING: Isu kecerdasan buatan (AI) mengambil alih pekerjaan manusia kini mula dirasai oleh aktor di China. Satu ketika dahulu, pelakon popular dalam industri drama pendek di negara ini mampu meraih pendapatan luar biasa sehingga 20,000 yuan (RM11,987) sehari. Bagai­mana­pun, pasaran tersebut kini dilaporkan lumpuh akibat lambakan produksi AI. Nilai pasaran pelakon me­rosot mendadak sehinggakan ramai ... Read more The post Aktor jual sayur kerana AI ambil alih tugas appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Spanish Producers Showcase Content, Global Reach at Shanghai Film & TV Market

A state-backed roadshow of genre-blurring shorts — plus a talk featuring Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra and Chinese auteur Bi Gan — lands in Shanghai as Spanish cinema rides a global hot streak.

Best Buy is still selling the Ninja Slushi for its lowest price ever - and I recommend buying now

The popular Ninja Slushi is officially sold out at Amazon and Walmart, but it's still on sale (and in stock) for its best price ever at Best Buy.

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

Where Is “The Karate Kid” Cast Now? See the Stars Today, 42 Years After the Movie’s Premiere

Since the first All Valley tournament in the original 1984 film, the martial arts franchise has lived on in the zeitgeist with returning cast members and new stars

Apple Supplier Lingyi Rises in HK After $1.1 Billion Debut

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co. a Chinese electronic supplier for Apple Inc. and Tesla Inc., rose in its Hong Kong debut after raising HK8.3 billion (1.06 billion) in a share sale, part of the city’s busiest month for listings this year.

‘Destroyed lives’: Chinese billionaire in exile sentenced to 30 years in US prison

Guo Wengui convinced hundreds of thousands of people to invest more than US1 billion but instead spent their money on a lavish lifestyle that included a superyacht and a New York penthouse.