{"id":376003,"date":"2026-03-09T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376003\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:01:10","slug":"pegasus-3-cruises-toward-600-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376003\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Pegasus 3’ Cruises Toward $600 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tRacing-comedy \u201cPegasus 3<\/a>\u201d maintained its dominant lead at the China box office during the March 6\u20138 weekend, earning RMB168.9 million ($23.8 million) in its third full weekend of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. <\/p>\n

\n\tProduced by PMF Pictures, the film has now reached a cumulative total of $578.7 million since its debut. Directed by Han Han and starring Shen Teng, the story follows veteran racer Zhang Chi as he leads an underdog national team into the international Muchen 100 Rally. <\/p>\n

\n\tMartial arts epic \u201cBlades of the Guardians\u201d secured the second spot for the weekend, taking in $11.4 million and pushing its total to $180.4 million. Produced by Peace Film Production, the film is an adaptation of the popular manhua directed by Yuen Woo-ping and featuring a star-studded cast including Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse, and Jet Li<\/a>. The narrative centers on the mercenary Dao Ma, a wandering bounty hunter who is entrusted to escort a mysterious fugitive across the treacherous Western deserts to the capital of Chang\u2019an.<\/p>\n

\n\tZhang Yimou<\/a>\u2019s espionage thriller \u201cScare Out\u201d held third place, adding $9.4 million for a cumulative total of $174.4 million. Produced by Damai Entertainment, the film stars Jackson Yee<\/a> and Zhu Yilong as elite agents in a national security unit. The plot follows their high-stakes race to identify and capture spies who have leaked classified intelligence.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnimation staple \u201cBoonie Bears: The Hidden Protector\u201d followed in fourth with $4.9 million for a $143.1 million cumulative total. Produced by Fantawild Animation, the 12th feature in the franchise sees Briar, Bramble, and Vick embark on an adventure into a mysterious ancient forest. After stumbling upon a magical creature known as the \u201cNian,\u201d the trio must work together to protect the creature and the forest\u2019s sacred balance from a greedy entrepreneur seeking to exploit its mystical energy.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top five, comedy-drama \u201cNight King\u201d earned $3 million for a total of $25.8 million. Produced by Edko Films and directed by Jack Ng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East. Starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, the story follows a stubborn manager and his cutthroat ex-wife who must join forces to save the business from a hostile corporate takeover.<\/p>\n

\n\tMainland China\u2019s overall weekend grosses reached $58.2 million, while the 2026 year-to-date revenue stands at $1.52 billion, down 53.6% from the same period in 2025. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Racing-comedy \u201cPegasus 3\u201d maintained its dominant lead at the China box office during the March 6\u20138 weekend, earning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,19,17,165244,8760,327,163475,107975],"class_list":{"0":"post-376003","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-jackson-yee","13":"tag-jet-li","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-pegasus-3","16":"tag-zhang-yimou"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116199822745055273","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}