Bride Wars (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Tony Chan |
| Produced by | Kate Hudson Jiali Huang Fruit Chan Dong Yu |
| Starring | Angelababy Ni Ni Zhu Yawen Chen Xiao |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | US$27.6 million |
Bride Wars (Chinese: 新娘大作战) is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Tony Chan. The film is a remake of 2009's Bride Wars that starred Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.[3] It was released in China on August 20, 2015.[4][5]
Premise
[edit]A pair of brides-to-be put their friendship to the test when they battle it out for the perfect wedding scheduled on the same day.
Cast
[edit]- Angelababy as He Jing
- Ni Ni as Ma Li
- Zhu Yawen as Luo Dan
- Chen Xiao as Kevin
- He Jiong as Alexander
- Liu Jinshan as Ma Li's father
- Wang Yinan as Xiao Bai
- Xi Wang as Xiao Rou
- Huang Xiaoming as Groom in the opening (Cameo)
- Feng Shaofeng as Priest (Cameo)
- Jing Boran as TV Host (Cameo)
- Du Haitao as Leading workman (Cameo)
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]The film came in at number three in its opening weekend, earning US$24,220,000 (RMB $154,496,958). In its second weekend the film dropped to number seven with $3.34 million. Its two-week total now stands at $27.6 million.
Critical response
[edit]Maggie Lee of Variety said that "a not-great Hollywood romantic comedy gets even worse in this atrocious Chinese remake."[6] Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a facile and uninspired remake of a facile and uninspired original."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Movie "Bride Wars" premiered in Shanghai". Xinhua News Agency. 2015-08-19. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ Kevin Ma (June 19, 2015). "Bona announces giant slate in Shanghai". Film Business Asia. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "Fox International and Bona to Produce Chinese 'Bride Wars' Remake". Variety. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ "Romantic Comedy 'Bride Wars' to Hit Big Screens on August 20". China Radio International. 2015-08-11. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ 新娘大作战 (2014). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Maggie Lee (August 24, 2015). "Film Review: 'Bride Wars'". variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Elizabeth Kerr (October 30, 2015). "'Bride Wars': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Bride Wars at IMDb
- Bride Wars at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase