Bride Wars (2015 film)
2015 Chinese film
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Bride Wars (Chinese: 新娘大作战) is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Tony Chan. The film is a remake of 2009's Bride Wars that starred Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.[3] It was released in China on August 20, 2015.[4][5]
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| Directed by | Tony Chan |
| Produced by | Kate Hudson Jiali Huang Fruit Chan Dong Yu |
| Starring | Angelababy Ni Ni Zhu Yawen Chen Xiao |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | US$27.6 million |
Premise
A pair of brides-to-be put their friendship to the test when they battle it out for the perfect wedding scheduled on the same day.
Cast
- Angelababy as He Jing
- Ni Ni as Ma Li
- Zhu Yawen as Luo Dan
- Chen Xiao as Kevin
- He Jiong as Alexander
- Liu Jinshan as Ma Li's father
- Wang Yinan as Xiao Bai
- Xi Wang as Xiao Rou
- Huang Xiaoming as Groom in the opening (Cameo)
- Feng Shaofeng as Priest (Cameo)
- Jing Boran as TV Host (Cameo)
- Du Haitao as Leading workman (Cameo)
Reception
Box office
The film came in at number three in its opening weekend, earning US$24,220,000 (RMB $154,496,958). In its second weekend the film dropped to number seven with $3.34 million. Its two-week total now stands at $27.6 million.
Critical response
Maggie Lee of Variety said that "a not-great Hollywood romantic comedy gets even worse in this atrocious Chinese remake."[6] Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a facile and uninspired remake of a facile and uninspired original."[7]