Australia’s premiere post production facility Soundfirm scored at the US box office when the film THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM opened in the number spot, taking in $21.4 million during its opening weekend and beating critic’s prediction FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL.
THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM is an English-language Chinese epic, directed by Rob Minkoff (THE HAUNTED MANSION, THE LION KING) and starring action superstars Jackie Chan and Jet Li. The film was shot on location in China, with post production taking place in both Los Angeles and Korea. The entirety of the film’s sound post production took place at Soundfirm’s Melbourne, Sydney and Beijing facilities.