Following nine consecutive weeks of imported Hollywood films, three local Chinese titles are dominating the local box office with Cold War 2 on the top spot.

Hong Kong's Cold War 2 grossed $44 million between Friday and Sunday, nearly tripling its first installation which raked in only $15.4 million from its 4-day debut in 2012. According to Variety, the movie's success can be accounted for by the Hong Kong crime action genre's durability when executed well, the star power endurance, and the fact that the movie made its debut at the Shanghai Festival in June.

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Trailing behind second is Big Fish & Begonia, which is produced and distributed by Beijing Enright Media. The fantasy animation pulled in $33.7 million from Friday to Sunday.

Not far behind is Never Gone starring Kris Wu and Liu Yifei at $26.7 million. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film was marketed as a sequel to Vicky Zhao's So Young, which raked in $114.7 million in 2013. Both Never Gone and So Young are based on the online novels of Xin Yiwu.

In fourth place is Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, raking in $6.6 million. The fifth spot is held by Huayi Brothers' 3D animated movie Rock Dog with only $3.9 million.

The seventh place is occupied by Lee Min Ho's Bounty Hunters snaring in $1.14 million, a more than 90 percent drop from its $17.8 million opening weekend.

Other titles on the list are Independence Day Resurgence at the ninth spot with $1.02 million. Pixar's Finding Dory in the tenth place, with $400,000 and a 24-day total of $37.8 million.

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