“Mojin” has so far grossed more than 1.3 billion yuan ($200 million) in the roughly two weeks since it opened in local theaters, which are crowded with other major local productions during the end-of-year holiday season.
Though the film opened on the same day in the U.S. as in China, the director doesn’t expect much from outside the country. “I don’t care about foreign audiences at all, as this is a film only for Chinese audiences, ”he said. “The social phenomenon and changes described in the film can only can resonate only with Chinese people.” According to Box Office Mojo, the movie was released in 27 U.S. theaters.
However, like many in the country , Mr. Wu is not into another American epic film, “Star Wars”, which won’t come to China until Jan. 9. “Every time I watched ‘Star Wars’ I fell asleep,” said the 43-year-old. “The story is not interesting and the film’s style is a little bit outdated.”
George Lucas has acknowledged heavy influence of The Hidden Fortress on Star Wars,[6] particularly in the technique of telling the story from the perspective of the film's lowliest characters, C-3PO and R2-D2.[7][8] Lucas's original plot outline for Star Wars also had a strong resemblance to the plot of The Hidden Fortress
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