Legend of the Mountain (山中傳奇) (1979)

Shan zhong zhuan qi
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,639Details
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $50,132
Total $50,132
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A travelling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra, loses his way in the mountains. Time and space collapse around him as he continues his journey, encountering ghostly visitations amid a haunting fantasia of color, light and landscape. King Hu rose to prominence in the 1960s and 70s as a superb director of wuxia, a subgenre of samurai film dealing with swords, sorcery and chivalrous heroes. Legend of the Mountain comes from the director’s later period, when his artistry, specifically his landscape compositions, was at the height of its powers.

Metrics

Legs:2.90 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,034

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 2nd, 2018 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Legend of the Mountain (1979) (Re-Release)
International Releases: October 4th, 1979 (Wide), released as Shan zhong zhuan qi (Hong Kong)
Video Release: May 1st, 2018 by Kino Lorber, released as Legend of the Mountain
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 184 minutes
Plot point: Buddhism, Haunting, Lost
Social setting: Supernatural
Time period setting: 1000s, Ancient China, Sung Dynasty
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Taiwan, Province of China, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2018 90 $58   1 $58   $3,333 2
Mar 16, 2018 99 $91   1 $91   $4,776 7
Mar 23, 2018 95 $110 +21% 1 $110   $4,886 8
Mar 30, 2018 79 $2,637 +2,297% 2 $1,319   $7,523 9

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 2, 2018 72 $3,275   1 $3,275   $3,275 1
Feb 9, 2018 86 $342 -90% 1 $342   $3,617 2
Feb 16, 2018 84 $975 +185% 2 $488   $4,592 3
Mar 9, 2018 96 $93   1 $93   $4,685 6
Mar 16, 2018 97 $91 -2% 1 $91   $4,776 7
Mar 23, 2018 98 $110 +21% 1 $110   $4,886 8
Mar 30, 2018 86 $2,753 +2,403% 2 $1,377   $7,639 9

Synopsis

A travelling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra, loses his way in the mountains. Time and space collapse around him as he continues his journey, encountering ghostly visitations amid a haunting fantasia of color, light and landscape. King Hu rose to prominence in the 1960s and 70s as a superb director of wuxia, a subgenre of samurai film dealing with swords, sorcery and chivalrous heroes. Legend of the Mountain comes from the director’s later period, when his artistry, specifically his landscape compositions, was at the height of its powers.

Metrics

Legs:2.90 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,034

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 2nd, 2018 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Legend of the Mountain (1979) (Re-Release)
International Releases: October 4th, 1979 (Wide), released as Shan zhong zhuan qi (Hong Kong)
Video Release: May 1st, 2018 by Kino Lorber, released as Legend of the Mountain
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 184 minutes
Plot point: Buddhism, Haunting, Lost
Social setting: Supernatural
Time period setting: 1000s, Ancient China, Sung Dynasty
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Taiwan, Province of China, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2018 90 $58   1 $58   $3,333 2
Mar 16, 2018 99 $91   1 $91   $4,776 7
Mar 23, 2018 95 $110 +21% 1 $110   $4,886 8
Mar 30, 2018 79 $2,637 +2,297% 2 $1,319   $7,523 9

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 2, 2018 72 $3,275   1 $3,275   $3,275 1
Feb 9, 2018 86 $342 -90% 1 $342   $3,617 2
Feb 16, 2018 84 $975 +185% 2 $488   $4,592 3
Mar 9, 2018 96 $93   1 $93   $4,685 6
Mar 16, 2018 97 $91 -2% 1 $91   $4,776 7
Mar 23, 2018 98 $110 +21% 1 $110   $4,886 8
Mar 30, 2018 86 $2,753 +2,403% 2 $1,377   $7,639 9