China’s latest war epic The Battle at Lake Changjin has rocketed to ___1___ <span> </span>top of China’s box office during the opening days of the country’s long National Day holiday period.<p>The film ___2___ (release) Thursday and had already earned approximately $82 million by 6 p.m. local time Friday, according to local ticketing app Maoyan, which projects the film will finish its run with a total ___3___well over $500 million. China’s National Day holiday period stretches over the Oct. 1-7 period and is ___4___(typical) one of the country’s biggest box office windows of the year.</p><p>The __5___(power) start assures that The Battle at Lake Changjin will emerge as the weekend’s biggest earner at the worldwide box office, ___6___(beat) MGM’s much anticipated James Bond film No Time to Die, ___7___ is forecast to pull in $80 million to $100 million from more than 50 global ___8___(market). The Battle at Lake Changjin will easily top $150 million from just one market — China.</p><p>___9___(produce) by Bona Film Group and state-backed film companies Shanghai Film Group and Huaxia, The Battle at Lake Changjin is believed ___10___(be) China’s most expensive film ever made, with a production budget of over $200 million.</p>