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Where Are We Going, Dad? (film)

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Where Are We Going, Dad?
Directed byXie Dikui
Lin Yan
Based onWhere Are We Going, Dad?
Production
company
Release date
  • January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31) (China)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeRMB685.67 million (US$111.87 million)[1]

Where Are We Going, Dad? (Chinese: 爸爸去哪儿) is a 2014 Chinese film based on a television reality show of the same name.[2] A second film, Where Are We Going, Dad? 2, was released on February 19, 2015.

Reception

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The film grossed RMB88.2 million (US$14.6 million) in its opening day, a record for a non-3D Chinese film at the Chinese box office.[3] Its record breaking even caught the attention of the BBC[4] and the LA Times.[5] It grossed RMB308.91 million (US$50.97 million) in the first four days.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly box office". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Wong, Sue-Lin (20 December 2013). "Why a TV Show About Celebrity Fathers Has Enraptured China". The Atlantic. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ Ma, Kevin (1 February 2014). "Monkey King has record opening in China". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Chinese-language film breaks box office record". BBC. 2014-02-04.
  5. ^ "Chinese box office: 'Dad, Where Are We Going?' on top". LA Times. 2014-02-03.
  6. ^ Coonan, Clifford (4 February 2014). "China Box Office Sets Single-Day Record of $41 Million, Driven by Local Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 February 2014.