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The Day We Lit Up the Sky

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2021

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Han Yan · Yibai Zhang

Starring

Jue Huang · Carman Lee · Jing Liang · Mintao Liu · Yiwei Liu · Zhi Liu

Full cast & crew

Release dates

China release date China release: 17th July 2021
China release date China release: 17th July 2021

Box Office Quickview

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 16th Jul '21
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $11.8 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

16 Jul, 2021
6
23 Jul, 2021
14

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
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Global total gross
Global Flag  $22.5 Million

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The MCU take a second weekend at the top of the global box office as Black Widow remains at number 1, but Space Jam: A New Legacy makes a strong challenge for the top on its second weekend.

The Space Jam sequel is the real top new movie at number 2, although it did get a release in Russia last week where is took $194,073, which makes Chinese movie The Day We Lit Up the Sky the top new movie making its debut at number 6 this weekend with $11.8 Million.

Global box offie QuickView

  • Number 1 - Black Widow (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The Day We Lit Up the Sky (@6)
  • Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (30 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Fast & Furious 9 ($591.2 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th July 2021

Black Widow

The Marvel movie which got delayed due to the pandemic remains at the top of the global box office this weekend with a gros of $56.1 Million from 49 territories, a large 65% drop from last weekend.

This gives the Scarlett Johansson starring movie a $264 Million total after 2 weeks of release.

Space Jam: A New Legacy

In reality the top new movie of the weekend but a Russian release last weekend means it actually climbs to number 2 with $54.6 Million from a huge 65 countries.

This gives the movie a total gross of $54.8 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Chinese Doctors

Falling to number 3 this weekend is the Chinese drama which takes $43.9 Million from just 1 country, only an 18% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken a very respectable $136 Million take after 2 weeks.

Fast & Furious 9

Highest grossing movie on the global box office at the moment, The Fast Sage movie takes $36.2 Million, a 32% increase over last weekend, from 58 countries for a $591.2 Million total after 9 weeks.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Released in a few countries last weekend, the horror sequel makes its top 10 debut this weekend with $12.2 Million, 93% higher than last week, from 19 countries, giving the movie a $13.3 Million total to date.