"According to authoritative statistics from the China Film Co-production Corporation, the premiere day box office of *Farewell My Concubine* reached 520 million, and by the second day it strongly claimed the top spot with a single-day gross of 1.28 billion. For the following four consecutive days, it maintained a daily box office of over 1 billion, ultimately finishing its first week with a cumulative 70.3 billion, far surpassing the previous first-week record of 48 billion held by *The Battle of the Great Wall*. This figure not only sets a new benchmark in Huaxia film history, but also ranks twelfth on the global box office chart for opening weeks, demonstrating the immense energy of the Huaxia film market."
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"It is worth noting that as the feature directorial debut of Xu An, *Farewell My Concubine* takes Peking Opera culture as its core. Through a narrative style interwoven with reality and illusion, it perfectly blends the essence of traditional culture with modern cinematic industrial aesthetics. During the preparation stage, the core creative team visited Peking Opera masters, 1:1 replicating the Liyuan scenes of the last century, and the actors even underwent half a year of specialized Peking Opera training. This meticulous and dedicated creative attitude has presented audiences with a sincere work of both artistic depth and commercial value."
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