Phantom of the Theatre

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Phantom of the Theatre
File:Phantom of the Theatre(2016).jpg
poster
Directed by Raymond Yip
Produced by
Written by
Starring
Production
company
  • Polybona Films
  • Herun Film
  • Happy Era Media
  • Dong Yanghong King film
  • Beijing and run splendour films
[1]
Distributed by Bona Film Group
Huaxia Film Distribution
Beijing Herun Chaofan Film Distribution[2]
Release dates
 <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • 29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) (China)
Running time
 104 minutes
Country China
Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box office US$7.9 million[3]

Phantom of the Theatre (Chinese: 魔宫魅影; pinyin: Mo Gong Mei Ying) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Raymond Yip, starring Ruby Lin, Tony Yang, Simon Yam and Huang Lei. The film depicts a story happened in voluptuous Shanghai in the 1930s, re-presenting the prosperity and charm of Shanghai in its peak time, with distinctive characteristics of that time and irreproachably interpreting the humanity.[4] It was release in China on April 29, 2016.[5][6]

Plot

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show… and bring in new victims…[7]The Phantom of the Theatre depicts a tragic love story between hot film star Meng Sifan and young director Gu Weibang, the son of the warlord Gu Mingshan. [8]

Cast

Production

The film cast will be led by Ruby Lin, Raymond Yip, and Manfred Wong. This is the third time for the three co-star in horror films. [9] Phantom of the Theatre was filmed in Shanghai. Shooting of the film started on January 13, 2015 and was wrapped up on March 3, 2015.

Release

The film wasn moved from its scheduled release date of November 27, 2015, to April 28, 2016.[10]

Country Released Date Alternate title
China 29 April 2016 魔宫魅影 (mó gōng mèi yǐng)
USA (Limited) 6 May 2016 Phantom of the Theatre
Canada (Limited) 6 May 2016 Phantom of the Theatre
Vietnam 13 May 2016 Bóng Ma Nhà Hát
Taiwan 13 May 2016 魔宫魅影 (mó gōng mèi yǐng)

Reception

The film grossed US$7.85 million on its opening weekend in China.[3]

Music

  • "Mí Wù" (迷雾; "The Fog") sang by A-Lin

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Phantom_of_the_Theatre&oldid=721379420"