“Midway” looks set to open on top of the North American box office this weekend, but in Luo’s native China, where the picture got a day-and-date release through Bona Film Group, it has ...

China's hand in Midway success 0 Comment(s) Print E-mail China Daily, November 14, 2019. ... A scene of the film features American pilot Jimmy Doolittle, ...

Yu Dong, chairman of Bona Film Group and German director Roland Emmerich pose for a photo at the premiere of war film "Midway" held in Beijing, Nov. 3, 2019. [Photo courtesy of MicroEnt] ...

This also brought China a bigger presence in Midway, which has some scenes featuring the surviving American pilot, Jimmy Doolittle, protected by locals during Japanese searches and bombing raids ...

A scene from Midway. [Photo provided to China Daily] As of Wednesday, the film, which opened across Chinese mainland on Friday, had grossed 142 million yuan ($20.2 million).