Monkey King: Hero Is Back

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Monkey King: Hero Is Back
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Tian Xiaopeng
Screenplay by	Tian Xiaopeng
Based on	Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Produced by	Jiang Hui Liu Zhijiang Lin Zhonglun Yang Dan Wang Weiming
Music by	Florian Linckus Wong Ying-Wah
Production companies	Beijing Weiyingshidai Culture & Media Hengdian Chinese Film Production Co. October Animation Studio S&C Pictures Shandong Film and Television Production Center
Distributed by	United Entertainment Partners
Release date	10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	China
Languages	Mandarin English
Budget	US$16 million[1]
Box office	US$153 million[2]
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	西游记之大圣归来
Traditional Chinese	西遊記之大聖歸來
Literal meaning	Journey to the West: Return of the Great Sage
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīyóu jì zhī dà shèng guīlái Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sai1jau4 gei3 zi1 daai6sing3 gwai1loi4

Monkey King: Hero Is Back (Chinese: 西游记之大圣归来; pinyin: Xīyóu jì zhī dà shèng guīlái; lit. 'Journey to the West: Return of the Great Sage') is a 2015 Chinese computer-animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Tian Xiaopeng in his directorial debut.^[3] The film was released on 10 July 2015,^[4] and became the highest-grossing animated film in China until it was surpassed by the 2016 films Zootopia and Kung Fu Panda 3.^[5][6]

A prequel to the film titled Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven is currently in development.