"Finding Mr. Right" has turned into a mega blockbuster in China. It's the top film there for the past three weeks. Last week (4/1 - 4/7), it took in another $23.4M, upping its total to a staggering $62.5M. The Tang Wei starring film is now the second highest grossing romance in China.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was a surprise hit in China when it opened a couple months ago on Chinese New Year. Sure, it was a big-budget New Year's film that has Stephen Chow's name attached. He is a name brand and is a proven draw at the box office in China - "CJ7" and "Kung Fu Hustle" did $26M and $20M respectively during years when those figures were considered blockbusters.

"A Good Day to Die Hard" and "Resident Evil: Retribution" debuted in China last week, and the results for the fifth entries of both franchises were solid. Both films have underperformed in the States: "Retribution" grossed $42.3M last fall, about $20M less than the previous installment; "Die Hard 5" will likely finish around $70M, about $60M less than its predecessor.

A couple weeks ago, Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” needed about $40M to reach $1B in worldwide box office. Chinese audiences answered by purchasing enough tickets in the last few weeks to help the fantasy film pass the $1B mark, the fifteenth film ever to do so. Although “The Hobbit” has done strong business in China for the past few weeks, it was still unable to dislodge Stephen Chow’s juggernaut “Journey to the West:

With its release coming next month, looks like Paramount Pictures is putting its marketing into high gear for John Chu’s “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.” Last week, the actioner that teams up Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, and Bruce Willis collected 840,832 Likes on Facebook, by far the most for any film in our database in one week.