Monster Hunt

Not to be confused with Monster Hunter.
Monster Hunt
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese捉妖記
Simplified Chinese捉妖记
Literal meaningTale of catching demon slayer
Hanyu Pinyinzhuō yāo jì
Directed byRaman Hui
Written byAlan Yuen
Based onStrange Stories from a Chinese Studio
by Pu Songling
Produced byBill Kong
Alan Yuen
Yee Chung-man
Doris Tse
Starring
CinematographyAnthony Pun
Edited byKa-Fai Cheung
Music byLeon Ko
Production
companies
  • Dream Sky Entertainment
  • Beijing Digital Impression Media
  • Tencent Video
  • Heyi Pictures
  • Beijing Union Pictures
  • Zhejiang Xinghe Culture Agency
  • Zhejiang Sanle Pictures
  • Zhejiang Film and TV
  • EDKO
  • Guanxing Entertainment
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
EDKO (Beijing) Distribution Co.
Tianjin Lianrui Pictures Co.
Union Pictures
Central Partnership
Sony Pictures Releasing
Union Pictures
Viva International Pictures
Alive Vertrieb und Marketing
Falcom Media
FilmRise
GEM Entertainment
IPA Asia Pacific
Release date
  • July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
Language
BudgetUS$56 million[nb 1]
Box officeUS$385.28 million[7][8]

Monster Hunt (Chinese: 捉妖记) is a 2015 mainland Chinese-Hong Kong 3D fantasy action comedy adventure film directed by Raman Hui (in his feature directorial debut).[9] The film was released in China on 16 July 2015 in 3D and IMAX 3D.[1][10] Upon release, it became a huge commercial success, breaking numerous box office records, including the highest-grossing film in China,[11] before The Mermaid took the crown in 2016. It opened in North America on January 22, 2016 in 2D and 3D by FilmRise.

A sequel, Monster Hunt 2, was released in China in 2018.[12]

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  2. ^ "MONSTER HUNT". British Board of Film Classification.
  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.
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  6. ^ Patrick Frater (November 5, 2015). "AFM: Producer Bill Kong Has 'Monster' Year". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Monster Hunt (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Monster Hunt (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  9. ^ Kevin Ma (May 15, 2014). "Edko kicks off Monster Hunt". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
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  11. ^ Patriotic movie Monster Hunt passes Furious 7, becomes first Chinese film to take domestic box office crown in two decades, South China Morning Post, 12 September 2015
  12. ^ Frater, Patrick (October 20, 2016). "Bai Baihe and Jing Boran on Board for 'Monster Hunt 2'". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2016.


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