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China Box Office: ‘Wandering Earth’ Reaches $557 Million in Second Week


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The numbers from the Chinese box office is unprecedented. Day is coming when it doesn’t matter if Hollywood whitewashes. The East Asian movie industry will be the biggest in the world with Asian faces out front.

 

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/china-box-office-wandering-earth-557-million-second-week-1203142117/

 

 

The winning films during China’s Lunar New Year holiday period remained on top of the local box office in their second normal weekend of release. Locally made sci-fi film “The Wandering Earth†pushed its total to $557 million.

 

“Wandering Earth†earned $88.8 million between Friday and Monday, according to data from Asian film industry consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was more than half of the $160 million of the entire market.

 

“Wandering Earth†surpassed “Avengers: Infinity War†on Saturday to become the highest-grossing Imax release ever in China. After adding $7.2 million from 603 Imax screens over the four-day weekend, the Imax cumulative for the film now stands at $43.7 million in China, and $44.7 million globally.

 

“Crazy Alien†was unchanged in second place. It earned $25.8 million over the weekend, and advanced its 13-day cumulative to $292 million.

 

Han Han’s “Pegasus†was similarly unchanged in third place. It earned $23.6 million, for a cumulative of $219 million.

 

“Boonie Bears: Blast Into the Past†held on to fourth place, earning $9.5 million. That takes it to $94.7 million, and puts its $100 million reported target in reach.

 

 

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Watched it, was a fun ride. I liked that there wasn't one hero, it was a collaborative effort.

 

They made this movie with only $50 million USD, because basically no one really wanted to invest in Chinese Sci-fi. One of the main actors was tricked by the director, he thought he was going to just make an appearance, but his one day shoot turned into 30 and he forked over money, because they could barely complete the movie. They even had to borrow stuff from the crew of another film. Love an underdog story, basically nobody believed in them, but look at them now.  

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Watched it, was a fun ride. I liked that there wasn't one hero, it was a collaborative effort.

 

They made this movie with only $50 million USD, because basically no one really wanted to invest in Chinese Sci-fi. One of the main actors was tricked by the director, he thought he was going to just make an appearance, but his one day shoot turned into 30 and he forked over money, because they could barely complete the movie. They even had to borrow stuff from the crew of another film. Love an underdog story, basically nobody believed in them, but look at them now.

 

Whoa. Thanks for the backstory!

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The question is who would pay to watch this outside East Asia?

 

I know it's playing in select major cities in the US.

 

Reviews are very positive.

 

"A week after seeing "The Wandering Earth," I'm still marveling at how good it is. I can't think of another recent computer-graphics-driven blockbuster that left me feeling this giddy because of its creators' can-do spirit and consummate attention to detail. The future is here, and it is nerve-wracking, gorgeous, and Chinese." - R&E

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