The film "Curse of the Golden Flower" achieved a huge box office success in mainland China. On the night of its premiere on December 14, 2006, it achieved a box office of 15 million yuan. Its first weekend box office reached 96 million yuan and the mainland box office was 2.91 100 million yuan, setting a record for the box office of Chinese-language movies
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Compared with Zhang Yimou's previous two period commercial blockbusters " Hero " and " House of Flying Daggers ", "Curse of the Golden Flower" did not perform well in the North American box office market. Since the film was released on December 21, 2006, the total box office in the United States was $6.57 million, while the total box office in countries outside the United States was $48.215 million. The United States only accounts for 11.9% of the market
. The film was screened in 1,234 theaters in the United States at the first weekend, with a box office of $1.87 million, and an average theater was only $1,517. And "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" both achieved more than $10 million in box office in the United States.
