NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- U.S. online
entertainment service Netflix said on Thursday that it has bought the
rights to Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth, according to a
press release issued by the company.
The film has generated over 4 billion yuan (595 million U.S. dollars)
at the Chinese box office since its debut earlier this month, making it
the second highest grossing homemade Chinese movie of all time.
It has also been well received in the United States after being
released at a number of theaters in cities such as New York and Chicago.
According to Shanghai-based China Media Capital, which was responsible
for the film's distribution in the North American market, the film broke
Chinese productions' five-year box office record in the region earlier
this week.
Netflix gave no date for releasing the film, which it said will be
translated into 28 languages for global audiences on its streaming
service.
"Netflix is committed to providing entertainment lovers with access
to a wide variety of global content," said Jerry Zhang, manager of
content acquisition at Netflix. "With its high-quality production and
story-telling, we believe that The Wandering Earth will be loved by
sci-fi fans around the world."
Guo Fan, director of the film, was quoted as saying in the press
release that he is glad that the movie can reach people from different
parts of the world and hopes they will like it.
Adapted from a novella by Chinese Hugo Award winner Liu Cixin, The
Wandering Earth tells about an audacious plan of mankind to propel the
planet Earth out the solar system which is to be ruined by a rapidly
expanding sun. Its special effects are widely deemed as on par with some
Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters, a rare achievement of a Chinese movie.
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