days. It won the international weekend with US$62.6 million to top Black Panther for the second frame in a row. The film led the Chinese film market in the third week earning RMB868 million while Detective Chinatown 2 earned RMB483 million and Monster Hunt 2 about RMB162 million. The film succeeded in moving to the top, knocking Detective Chinatown 2 to second place, while Monster Hunt 2 remained in third. After 23 days of released, Operation Red Sea grossed more than RMB3.4 billion and finally became the top grossing film of Spring Festival of all the time in China, surpassing the previous highest-grossing, The Mermaid. In the United States and Canada, Operation Red Sea took the highest gross, taking in US$510,000 in 45 theaters on its opening weekend averaging US$11,333, the best per-theater average among the specialty debuts. Distributor Well Go USA touted its launch, which outranked preceding weekend’s Detective Chinatown 2 when comparing straight averages, though that film played 115 runs in its debut. Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported approval rating based on reviews, and an average rating of . Accolades See also List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 2018 films 2018 action thriller films 2010s action war films 2010s Hong Kong films Polybona Films films Chinese action films Chinese action thriller films Chinese crime films Chinese war films Films based on actual events Films about navies Films about marines Films about special forces Films directed by Dante Lam Films set in Yemen Films set in a fictional country Hong Kong action films Hong Kong action thriller films