Chinese Cinema release

The Wasted Times

Name: The Wasted Times
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2016-12-16
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Ge You, Zhang Ziyi, Tadanobu Asano, Du Chun, Gillian Chung

Chinese Cinema20162h 3mMandarinTop 62% of Chinese Cinema budgets

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165th of 216 in Chinese Cinema

Reported gross: 29
Return on budget: 28
Audience rating: 53
Momentum: 22

Out-grossed 29% of Chinese Cinema releases with reported figures ($18M).
Returned 1.4× its budget, against an industry median of 3.9×.
Momentum in the 22nd percentile.
Audience rating 6.8 from 58 votes, the 53rd percentile.

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Cost: $13M
Took: $18M

Against a Chinese Cinema median of 3.9×, so this one returned 0.4 times what a typical release there does.

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The picture

Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigate an alliance with the enemy's army.

Released: 16 December 2016
Runtime: 2h 3m
Language: Mandarin
Industry: Chinese Cinema

Top billedAll 21 credits

Ge YouMr. Lu
Zhang ZiyiXiao Liu
Tadanobu AsanoWatabe
Du ChunKiller
Gillian ChungXiao Wu
Zhao BaogangNorthern Guest

Made by

Director: Cheng Er
Screenplay: Cheng Er
Original Music Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi, Guo Sida
Director of Photography: Du Jie
Producer: Hu Xiaofeng

Filed under

DramaCrimeMystery

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