The Wandering Earth

The Wandering Earth
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese流浪地球
Hanyu Pinyinliúlàng dìqiú
Directed byFrant Gwo
Written by
  • Gong Ge'er
  • Yan Dongxu
  • Frant Gwo
  • Ye Junce
  • Yang Zhixue
  • Wu Yi
  • Ye Ruchang
Based on"The Wandering Earth" (Chinese: 流浪地球)
by Liu Cixin
Produced by
  • Liu Cixin
  • Gong Ge'er
Starring
CinematographyMichael Liu
Edited byCheung Ka-fai
Music by
  • Roc Chen
  • Liu Tao (additional music)
Production
company
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Netflix
(International)
Release date
  • 5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) (China)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget$50 million[1]
Box office$700 million[2][3]

The Wandering Earth (Chinese: 流浪地球; pinyin: liúlàng dìqiú) is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo, loosely based on the 2000 short story of the same name by Liu Cixin. The film stars Wu Jing, Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai and Qu Jingjing. Set in the far future, it follows a group of astronauts and rescue workers guiding the Earth away from an expanding Sun, while attempting to prevent a collision with Jupiter. The film was theatrically released in China on 5 February 2019 (Chinese New Year's Day), by China Film Group Corporation.

The film grossed $701 million worldwide. It is China's fifth highest-grossing film of all time and the fifth highest-grossing non-English film to date. It has received generally positive reviews from critics, with The Hollywood Reporter describing it as "China's first full-scale interstellar spectacular."[4] Netflix acquired the film's global streaming rights[5] and began streaming outside China on 30 April 2019.[6] A second film, The Wandering Earth 2, was released in January 2023, serving as a prequel.[7]

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  4. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (4 December 2017). "Chinese Film Sector Charts a Course for a Sci-Fi Blockbuster to Call Its Own". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ Chilton, Louis (2019-02-21). "Netflix buys streaming rights to world's second highest-grossing film of 2019 so far". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
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