Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe

Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
Traditional 九層妖塔
Simplified 九层妖塔
Mandarin Jiǔcéng Yāotǎ
Directed by Lu Chuan
Written by Lu Chuan
Tianxia Bachang
Bobby Roth
Nick Roth
Based on Ghost Blows Out the Light
by Tianxia Bachang
Starring Mark Chao
Yao Chen
Rhydian Vaughan
Li Chen
Tiffany Tang
Daniel Feng
Music by Jesper Kyd
Cinematography Cao Yu
Production
company
Distributed by LeTV
Release dates
  • 30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
Running time
115 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin
Box office US$106 million[1]

Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe is a 2015 Chinese 3D adventure action film directed and co-written by Lu Chuan, and stars Mark Chao, Yao Chen, Rhydian Vaughan, Li Chen, Tiffany Tang and Daniel Feng.[2][3][4] The film is an adaptation of Tianxia Bachang's 2006 best-selling novel Ghost Blows Out the Light.[5] Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe was released in China on September 30, 2015.

Synopsis

In 1979, a young soldier is working in China's snow capped mountains when an explosion reveals bizarre fossils hidden deep in the mountain caverns. What they discover next will change his life and human history forever.

Cast

Production

This film was shot in Gansu.

Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe's photographer was Cao Yu, who is Yao Chen's husband.

Release

The film was released in theaters in China on September 30, 2015.

Box office

The film made US$14.2 million on its opening day in China on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 placing first at the daily box office.[6] During its opening weekend, it earned US$34 million ranking second at the Chinese box office behind Lost in Hong Kong.[7]

References

  1. Patrick Brzeski (October 20, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Ant-Man' Goes Big With $43M Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. "'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' Trailer". Siccness.net. 2015.
  3. "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe". Xinhua News (in German). 2015-09-01.
  4. Gao Yufei (2015-09-03). 李晨光头造型首曝光 3D探险片《九层妖塔》国庆上映. Ifeng (in Chinese).
  5. "CHRONICLES OF THE GHOSTLY TRIBE (2015)". Jesperkyd.com. 2015.
  6. Rob Cain (October 1, 2015). "'Lost in Hong Kong' First Week Ahead Of 'Monster Hunt' Numbers". Forbes. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  7. Anita Busch (October 4, 2015). "'The Martian' Tops $100M Worldwide In Opening, $55M Abroad – Int'l Box Office". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

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