“No casualties have yet been discovered and communications have not been cut off,” a company spokesperson said. In a statement reported by AFP news agency, state-owned telecommunications company China Telecom confirmed the incident, saying it was extinguished “by around 16:30 (local time)”. The BBC has not yet been able to verify the footage and it is not currently clear what caused the fire.Īccording to state media, the building was completed in the year 2000 and is positioned near a major ring road in the city of Changsha, the 10-million person capital of Hunan province, in south-central China. In another video, dozens of people could be seen fleeing the scene as flaming debris rained down from the skyscraper’s upper floors.
Images posted on social media showed firefighters aiming jets of water at the blackened facade of the 218m (715ft) tall structure in a race to put the fire out.Īn entire side of the skyscraper appeared to be engulfed in flames at one point.
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That diversity will continue through 2018 with films like the family horror film “The House With a Clock in Its Walls,” the Kevin Hart/Tiffany Haddish comedy “Night School,” Jamie Lee Curtis’ return to “Halloween,” and the Robert Zemeckis-directed awards play “Welcome to Marwen.Authorities said the flames have since been extinguished and that no casualties had yet been reported. Photo is by Philippe Ruault Rem Koolhaas CCTV Headquarters redefined the skyscraper Alyn Griffiths Leave a comment We continue our deconstructivism series by looking at the CCTV. Reuters The SEG Plaza in Shenzhen is just outside the top 100 tallest buildings in China A skyscraper of more than 70 storeys has been evacuated after it started to shake, sending. Along with franchise titles like “Fifty Shades Freed” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” the studio has also released microbudget Blumhouse titles like “The First Purge” and female-directed films like Kay Cannon’s “Blockers.” While Disney has pulled far in the lead with $2.55 billion off its stable of blockbusters, Universal has earned its eighth straight billion-dollar year off of a diverse set of films. and Australia, which are home to ABBA’s biggest fanbases and combined for $18 million.Īlso Read: Dwayne Johnson's 'Skyscraper' Performance Praised by Critics as Support for 'Silly' Movieīack in the U.S., the $34 million opening for “Here We Go Again” pushes Universal past $1 billion on the domestic gross charts. The sequel’s top overseas territories were the U.K. The first “Mamma Mia!” endured for over two months at theaters worldwide thanks to the global appeal of ABBA, earning $615 million. It was not immediately clear how authorities will handle a dangerous building of its scale in the heart of a city of over 12 million people. On the flip side, Universal’s “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is looking like it will perform as well as its 2008 predecessor with a $76.8 million global start. While “Skyscraper” isn’t likely to match that global total, having legs in China will give it a chance to avoid finishing its theatrical run deep in the red. Its $47 million launch is less than the $55 million made in that country by Johnson’s last film, “Rampage.” However, that film went on to make $156 million in the Middle Kingdom and $425 million worldwide. After “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” grossed just under $1 billion worldwide, Johnson’s box office draw wasn’t able to win over audiences for “Skyscraper”‘s domestic release, earning a mediocre $25 million opening and a $46.7 million 10-day total.Īlso Read: 'Equalizer 2,' 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' In Close Race at Box OfficeĪs for the action thriller’s Chinese run, the jury is still out. “Skyscraper” has been a relative disappointment for its star, Dwayne Johnson, compared to his past films. After a lackluster domestic performance, Universal/Legendary’s “Skyscraper” got a Chinese boost, opening to a $47.7 million start in the lucrative territory this weekend to push the film to a $176.8 million global total.Ĭo-produced on a $120 million budget by the two studios, with Legendary handling Chinese distribution.
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