The production involved as many as 7000 crew members and 70,000 extras over 200 days of filming. Written by Lan Xiaolong (兰晓龙) and Huang Jianxin (黄欣), the three-hour film is directed by famous film directors Chen Kaige (陈凯哥), Tsui Hark (徐克) and Dante Lam (林超贤), and features big names including Chinese actors Wu Jing (吴京) and Jackson Yee (易烊千玺). The Battle at Lake Changjin is set to become the nation’s highest-grossing film ever.Įverything about Changjin Lake is big, from its unparalleled budget to all-star cast and production team.

Three weeks after its premiere, the movie grossed over 5 billion yuan ($792 million) and smashed 24 records in Chinese film history, including becoming the first Chinese film ever to break 400 million yuan at the daily box office for six consecutive days. The blockbuster, literally titled ‘ Changjin Lake’ in Chinese, even became the highest-grossing film anywhere in the world during the first weekend of October, beating the much-anticipated James Bond movie No Time to Die. The war epic dominated all top trending lists on Chinese social media during the Golden Week holiday this year, and it became an unprecedented box office hit after it premiered on September 30, just one day before the celebration of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China. It’s the biggest Chinese movie of the moment: The Battle at Lake Changjin (长津湖). This is the “WE…WEI…WHAT?” column by Manya Koetse, original publication in German by Goethe Institut China, visit Yi Magazin: WE…WEI…WHAT? Manya Koetse erklärt das chinesische Internet.

Why did this particular movie become so successful in Chinese cinemas and on social media? Chinese war movie The Battle at Lake Changjin became a social media sensation this fall.

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