"The Wandering Earth" was released on February 5, 2019 (the first day of the Lunar New Year). The competing films in the same period are "Crazy Alien", "Flying Life", and "The New King of Comedy" etc. Although "The Wandering Earth" did not take the first place on the first day of its release, it made great efforts on February 6 (the second day of the Lunar New Year) and became the single-day box office champion. In the following days, as " "The Biggest Dark Horse in the Spring Festival" surpassed all other works in the same period and firmly secured the throne of the Spring Festival champion.
Precisely because "The Wandering Earth" has successfully filled the gap in domestic science fiction movies, 2019 has ushered in "China's first year of science fiction" after "The Wandering Earth". I hope that the follow-up "Shanghai Fortress" can surprise the audience again. On February 21 (the sixteenth day after the movie was released), the box office of "The Wandering Earth" in the mainland exceeded 4 billion yuan. At the same time, Netflix signed the copyright of "The Wandering Earth" and obtained the rights to "The Wandering Earth" outside of mainland China. Streaming media broadcast rights in 190 countries and regions around the world.
The streaming media giant Netflix can be said to be very good. It has been rated as the website with the most customer satisfaction five times in a row. Last year, the movie "Roma" produced by Netflix missed the Oscar for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was still considered a success. Netfilx has a very far-sighted vision in selecting TV series. The first TV series signed by Netfilx in China was "White Night" starring Pan Yueming.
In mainland China, which company has obtained the copyright of "The Wandering Earth"? Youku. Even though the movie was released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, we still can't see "The Wandering Earth" on Youku. Meanwhile, "Crazy Alien" and "The New King of Comedy" have already been released and have been released on major media platforms. . So why can’t we see “The Wandering Earth”? Because the movie is still in theaters.
Also on February 22, "The Wandering Earth" officially announced that the first-round film deadline has been extended from March 5 to May; starting from March 6, "The Wandering Earth" will have the lowest The overall ticket price is reduced by 10 yuan from the original price. In other words, if you want to see "The Wandering Earth" now, you can only go to the cinema, because the movie will be released in May, and Youku will most likely launch "The Wandering Earth" in mid-May.