Time Raiders
| Time Raiders | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Chinese | 盗墓笔记 |
| Directed by | Daniel Lee |
| Based on |
Daomu Biji by Xu Lei |
| Starring |
Jing Boran Luhan Ma Sichun |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Le Vision Pictures (Beijing)[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | CN¥1 billion[1] |
Time Raiders (Chinese: 盗墓笔记) is a 2016 Chinese fantasy-action-adventure film directed by Daniel Lee and starring Jing Boran and Luhan.[2] It is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. The film was released in China by Le Vision Pictures on August 5, 2016.[1][3]
Plot
Raised by his Uncle Wu Sanxing (Wang Jingchun), Wu Xie (Luhan) is fascinated by old architecture and antiques. Once, his family had got a very special piece of bronze by accident, but when they dug deeper, they traced and found a lost kingdom buried in the basin of north-west China named Xiwangmu Dynasty. Thus, Wu’s family recruited a group of expert raiders, including a mysterious stranger by the name of Zhang Qiling (Jing Boran), and went deep into the ruins of the ancient city.
Cast
- Luhan as Wu Xie (吴邪)
- Jing Boran as Kylin / Xiaoge (张起灵)
- Ma Sichun as A Ning (阿宁）
- Tu Sheng Chen (Jack Tu) as PanZi (潘子)
- Wang Jingchun as Wu Sansheng (吴三省）
- Mallika Sherawat as Snake Empress
Box office
The film earned $5.8 million in Thursday previews, $24.1 on its opening day and $70.8 million on its opening weekend ($64.6 million excluding previews) debuting in first place at the Chinese box office. It performed exceptionally well in IMAX where the film brought in $5 million for the opening weekend from 309 IMAX theaters, marking the largest IMAX opening of the summer for a Chinese local-language film, and the third biggest of all time, behind Mojin — The Lost Legend ($7.5 million) and Monster Hunt ($7.2 million).[4] It had the largest circuit of theaters in the country by registering with over 85,000 screenings per day and the best per screen average, with close to $1,000 per screen, per day.[5] Excluding previews, its weekend take was not only the biggest in China but the third biggest internationally, behind Suicide Squad and The Secret Life of Pets.[6] The film's impressive Chinese opening weekend was helped by fans of young, popular stars Lu Han and Jing Boran, whose enthusiasm outweighed overwhelmingly negative reviews.[7]
Hindered by poor word of mouth and competition from local releases, it fell precipitously by 80% on its second weekend earning around $13 million and as a result fell to fourth place. Nonetheless, it managed to pass $150 million and became the one and only local summer release to cross that mark this year.
See also
- The Lost Tomb, a television series based on the same novel series
References
- 1 2 3 4 "盗墓笔记（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (May 11, 2016). "Cannes: LeVision CEO Goes Behind Hollywood-China Co-Production 'Great Wall' Starring Matt Damon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "盗墓笔记 Time Raiders". gewara.com (in Chinese). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ Patrick Brzeski (August 7, 2016). "China Box Office: Local Adventure 'Time Raiders' Romps to $71M, Unversal's 'Pets' Nears $30M". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Patrick Frater (August 7, 2016). "China Box Office: ‘Time Raiders’ Runs Away With $65 Million Weekend". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Nancy Tartaglione (August 8, 2016). "China’s ‘Time Raiders’ Clocks Top Local Debut In Lackluster Summer Season". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Jonathan Papish (August 8, 2016). "China Box Office: ‘Time Raiders’ Defies Lousy Buzz with Thursday Release". China Film Insider. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
External links
- Time Raiders on IMDb