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[[Kai Ko]] was originally cast as the male lead, however he was later replaced by Jing Boran.
[[Kai Ko]] was originally cast as the male lead, however he was later replaced by Jing Boran.

==Production==
===Development===
The idea of the film began in 2005 when Hui—who was reciding in [[Hollywood]] at that time—approached producer [[Bill Kong]] on the possibility of making an animated movie in China. But Kong who didn't had any experience with animated film before turned him down.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-monster-hunt-raman-hui-20150731-story.html|title='Monster Hunt,' a monster hit in China, was a scary journey for director Raman Hui|author=Julie Makinen|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 31, 2015|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref> But about three years later, Kong was visiting Hollywood and invited Hui out for drinks on [[Sunset Boulevard]] and asked him if he could make a [[live-action]] film with [[CG]]. Hui, who havn't done any live-action movie before simply said, "Sure, I'll give it a try."<ref name="LATimes"/>

===Filming===

===Post production===

==Release==


==Box office==
==Box office==

Revision as of 11:22, 18 August 2015

Monster Hunt
Directed byRaman Hui
StarringBai Baihe
Jing Boran
Jiang Wu
Elaine Jin
Production
companies
Dream Sky Entertainment Co.,Ltd
Beijing Digital Impression Media Co.,Ltd
Tencent Video
Heyi Pictures Co.,Ltd
Beijing Union Pictures Co.,Ltd
Zhejiang Xinghe Culture Agency Co.,Ltd
Zhejiang Sanle Pictures Co.,Ltd
Zhejiang Film and TV (Group) Co., Ltd
EDKO Film Co.,Ltd
EDKO (Beijing) Distribution Co.,Ltd
Guanxing Entertainment Co.,Ltd
Release date
  • July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)
Running time
118 minutes
LandChina
SpracheMandarin
BudgetUS$40 million[1][2][3]
Box officeUS$356.27 million[4][5]

Monster Hunt (simplified Chinese: 捉妖记; traditional Chinese: 捉妖記; pinyin: zhuōyāojì) is a 2015 Chinese 3D fantasy adventure film directed by Raman Hui and stars Bai Baihe and Jing Boran.[6] It was released on July 16, 2015.[7]

Cast

Kai Ko was originally cast as the male lead, however he was later replaced by Jing Boran.

Production

Development

The idea of the film began in 2005 when Hui—who was reciding in Hollywood at that time—approached producer Bill Kong on the possibility of making an animated movie in China. But Kong who didn't had any experience with animated film before turned him down.[8] But about three years later, Kong was visiting Hollywood and invited Hui out for drinks on Sunset Boulevard and asked him if he could make a live-action film with CG. Hui, who havn't done any live-action movie before simply said, "Sure, I'll give it a try."[8]

Filming

Post production

Release

Box office

As of August 16, 2015, it has grossed $356.27 million in China.[9][10][5] After just two weeks of release Monster Hunt became the highest-grossing Chinese local movie of all time and is currently the second highest (behind Furious 7).[11][10]

Before the film's official release on July 16, 2015 the film made US$930,000 in previews, and on its opening day, Thursday, July 16, 2015, it grossed US$27.5 million, setting a new opening-day and single-day record for a Chinese local film, breaking The Monkey King's record and a single day IMAX record of $2.7 million on Saturday.[12][13][14] Through its 4-day opening weekend, it earned a total of US$109 million (Rentrak reported a Friday-to-Sunday gross of $72 million and $99 million Thursday-to-Sunday) debuting atop the Chinese box office as well as the international box office. IMAX contributed $8.7 million of the opening gross from 216 screens, a new record for a Chinese produced film.[15][16] Earning US$46 in its second weekend — US$113 million in its full week from 19 million tickets sold — it topped both the Chinese as well as the international box office for two consecutive weekends making it a rare occurrence for a non-Hollywood film to top the international box office for more than one weekend.[17][18]

It became the fastest Chinese movie to reach the RMB1.05 billion ($169 million) milestone, doing so in 8 days.[19] The success of the film has been attributed to several factors, such as positive reaction and word of mouth from audiences,[20] and also due to China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) implementation of the "domestic film protection period" or the "mid-summer domestic film protection period" or simply "blackout"; the unofficial session which lasts six to eight week when fewer foreign films are released in Chinese theaters in order to open up more screen time for Chinese movies.[21][22]

It will end its theatrical run in China on September 15, 2015.[23]

Sequel

On the possibility of a potential sequel Hui said, " We need time to think about and prepare, its become [sic] a phenomenon and people feel like they haven’t seen enough."[24]

References

  1. ^ "Also making its market debut at Filmart is Monster Hunt, Edko's $40 million fantasy directed by Shrek the Third co-director Raman Hui" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. ^ Abid Rahman (July 19, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Monster Hunt' Breaks Opening Weekend Record for Domestic Film". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Abid Rahman (July 28, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Monster Hunt' Gobbles Up the Competition, Breaks More Records". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Weekly box office > China". Entgroup. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  5. ^ a b Clifford Coonan (August 17, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Go Away Mr. Tumor' Overtakes 'Monster Hunt'". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Kevin Ma (May 15, 2014). "Edko kicks off Monster Hunt". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  7. ^ 捉妖记 (2015). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Julie Makinen (July 31, 2015). "'Monster Hunt,' a monster hit in China, was a scary journey for director Raman Hui". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (August 9, 2015). "'Rogue Nation' Flies Higher In 2nd Frame With $65.5M; 'Fantastic Four' No. 2 With $34.1M Bow – Intl Box Office Update". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved August 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ a b Nancy Tartaglione (August 9, 2015). "'Monster Hunt' Passes 'Transformers 4′ In China; Now 2nd Highest-Grossing Film Ever". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved August 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  11. ^ Abid Rahman (July 27, 2015). "'Monster Hunt' Becomes Highest-Grossing Chinese Movie Ever". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "Family films smash box office records in China". Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  13. ^ Rob Cain (July 17, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Monster Hunt' Scares Up Giant Debut". Forbes. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  14. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (July 20, 2015). "China Has 'Monster' Weekend As Blackout Continues To Boost Local Pics – Video". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 20, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  15. ^ Brent Lang (July 19, 2015). "Chinese 3D Adventure 'Monster Hunt' Tops Foreign Box Office". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  16. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 20, 2015). "'Ant-Man' Shrinks A Tick; China's 'Monster' Smash Tops Overseas; 'Minions' No. 1 WW – Intl Box Office Actuals". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (July 26, 2015). "China's 'Monster' No. 1 Again; 'Minions', 'Ant-Man' Lead Studios; 'Pixels' Powered By Latin America – Intl B.O. Update". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  18. ^ Patrick Frater (July 27, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Monster Hunt' and 'Pancake Man' Keep a Lock on Second Weekend". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  19. ^ Patrick Frater (July 23, 2015). "'Monster Hunt' Reaches $170 Million in Eight Days at China Box Office". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  20. ^ "China Box Office: 'Monster Hunt' Scares Up Giant Debut". Forbes. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  21. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (July 27, 2015). "'Monster Hunt' Seizes China Record; Blackout Pics Begin To Close Gap With H'wd". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  22. ^ Rob Cain (July 24, 2015). "How China Crushed Hollywood's Summer at the PRC Box Office". Forbes. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  23. ^ Clifford Coonan (August 10, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Monster Hunt' Triumphs in Smaller Cities, Eyes 'Furious 7's' All-Time Record". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  24. ^ Abid Rahman (August 17, 2015). "'Monster Hunt': Director Raman Hui Talks About Making the Biggest Chinese Film Ever (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved August 18, 2015.


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