Breakup Buddies

Breakup Buddies
Official poster
Chinese心花路放
Hanyu PinyinXīn Huā Lù Fàng
Directed byNing Hao
Written by
  • Yue Xiaojun
  • Xing Aina
  • Sun Xiaohang
  • Dong Runnian
  • Zhang Disha
  • Zhang Yifan
Produced by
  • Wang Yibing
  • Ling Hong
Starring
CinematographySong Xiaofei
Edited byDu Yuan
Music by
Production
companies
  • Injo Films
  • China Film Group
  • Beijing Galloping Horse Film
  • Beijing Asian Union Culture & Media Investment
  • Talent International Film
  • Beijing Shine Land Culture
  • Beijing Injo Production
  • Beijing HG & Injo Culture Investment Management
  • Beijing Skywheel Entertainment
  • Huang Bo Studio
  • Dongyang Dirty Monkey Films Production
  • China Movie Channel
  • Beijing Sankuai Technology
Release dates
  • September 7, 2014 (2014-09-07) (TIFF)
  • September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30) (China)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$195,300,000[1]

Breakup Buddies is a 2014 Chinese romantic comedy and road film directed by Ning Hao.[2] It stars Huang Bo and Xu Zheng as buddies on a wild 3,000-kilometre cross-country journey from Beijing to Dali City (via Zhangjiajie).

The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014,[3] and was released domestically on September 30, 2014. It grossed over $195 million to become one of the highest-grossing films in China.

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  2. ^ "CNing Hao Gets His Apatow On With New Comedy BREAKUP BUDDIES'". Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer,' Kate Winslet's 'A Little Chaos'". 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.