LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Jackie Chan's action comedy film "Panda Plan" opened Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.
The film is released by Well Go USA Entertainment in Mandarin with English subtitles in over 30 selected theaters in 25 North American cities with a large overseas Chinese population, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Vancouver and Richmond.
Directed by Zhang Luan, the 70-year-old legendary kung fu star plays a version of himself alongside a lovely panda bear co-star in the family-oriented film.
"Panda Plan" has grossed over 261 million yuan (about 36.8 million U.S. dollars) after being released in the lucrative week-long National Day holiday, starting on Oct. 1, in the Chinese mainland, according to the box office data compiled by Maoyan, a Chinese movie-ticketing and film data platform.
"Panda Plan" currently boasts a rating of 9.4 points out of 10 on the Maoyan platform from over 38,000 viewers. ■