ACCLAIMED Hong Kong director Tsui Hark’s “The Taking of Tiger Mountain” led China’s box office for the week ending Jan. 4 after grossing 368 million yuan (US$9.1million).

    The 3-D war film, which debuted Dec. 23 and stars Tony Leung Ka -fai, has so far earned a total box office take of 693.6 million yuan.

    “Love on the Cloud,” a domestic rom-com directed by Gu Changwei, earned 120 million yuan, China Film News reported Tuesday. Its total box office earnings have hit 267 million yuan since its debut on Christmas Eve.

    Domestic animated comedy “One-Hundred-Thousand Bad Jokes” came in third after taking in 85.7 million yuan for the week. The film debuted Dec. 31.

    The fourth spot went to well-reputed director Jiang Wen’s “Gone with the Bullets,” which grossed 41.5 million yuan for the week. Its total box office take stands at 513.2 million yuan since its debut Dec. 18.

    Rounding out the top-five list was “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.” The movie pulled in about 29.6 million yuan on its opening day of Jan. 4.

    (SD-Agencies)