That could make it the second biggest movie globally this year, behind the $822 million earned by Chinese comedy “Hi, Mom,” according to data compiled by Box Office Mojo. The movie regulator emphasized a desire for “young people” to “grow their affections” of the Party and socialism by watching the movies.įor the “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” Yu said he wants “young audience today to like it, as well as the young audience 50 years from now,”ĭengta, a box office data app owned by Alibaba, forecast the film will pull in as much as 4.5 billion yuan ($700 million). They highlight themes of patriotism and were specifically created to educate viewers about the history of the Party. Many of the movies screened so far are old propaganda that were popular during the time of Mao Zedong, who led Communist China from its founding in 1949 until his death in 1976. Movies will have to focus on themes of “loving the Party, the country, and socialism” and “singing the praises of the Chinese Communist Party, the motherland, the people, and its heroes,” the China Film Administration said earlier this year, explaining its goal. Yu said that he was inspired by patriotic Korean war films when he grew up, and wanted to make a new one “for the young people today,” according to the state-owned National Business Daily.īeijing has ordered China’s cinemas to use the box office this year to spread propaganda celebrating the anniversary of the Communist Party. The Hollywood Reporter previously reported the movie had a budget of 1.3 billion yuan ($200 million). It is the “most expensive film” made in China, Bona Film’s chairman Yu Dong told media at its premiere last month. It was produced by a group of major studios, led by Bona Film Group and the Chinese military-owned August First Film Studio. It received huge support from the government from script development, production and publicity, to using serving soldiers among the movie’s 70,000 extras. “The Battle at Lake Changjin” was commissioned by the Chinese government’s powerful central propaganda department and the country’s top movie regulator. One of China’s most popular actors, Wu is best known for starring in and directing action flick “ Wolf Warrior” in 2015 and its even more popular sequel in 2017.
The Chinese side claims it as the most critical victory of the conflict, known in China as the “War to Resist American Aggression and Aid Korea.”Ĭo-directed by top Chinese and Hong Kong filmmakers Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, the film casts Wu Jing in a lead role. It tells the story of the brutal 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. “The Battle at Lake Changjin” was released at the start of the week-long holiday in China and was also timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.
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