I Am not Madame Bovary (2016)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $436,798 | Details |
| International Box Office | $70,403,856 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $70,840,654 | |
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| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Li Xuelian and her husband Qin Yuhe stage a fake divorce to secure a second apartment in the city reserved by the government for single people. Qin remarries six months later — as agreed — but to a different woman. Furious, Li files a lawsuit with the county court but loses the case. Refusing to accept the court's findings, Li appeals to the chief justice, the county chief, and even the mayor, but fails at every turn. After Qin publicly accuses Li of being a “promiscuous woman” because she was not a virgin on their wedding night, Li is driven back to the courts to redeem her reputation. Li makes her way from county to city, enduring one trial after another, until she decides to make her appeal in far-off Beijing. Ten years go by, and the cases of Li’s divorce and her ruined reputation have not been resolved, but Li refuses to quit, much to the consternation of the government officials she antagonizes.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $181,552 (41.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 0.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 38 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $603,896 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 18th, 2016 (Limited) by Well Go USA |
| International Releases: | November 11th, 2016 (Wide), released as I Am Not Madame Bovary (Australia)
November 17th, 2016 (Wide), released as I Am Not Madame Bovary (China) November 18th, 2016 (Wide), released as I Am Not Madame Bovary (New Zealand) March 10th, 2017 (Wide), released as Yo no soy Madame Bovary (Spain) May 26th, 2017 (Wide), released as I am Not Madame Bovary (United Kingdom) ... Show all releases |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 139 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | China |
| Plot point: | Government Bureaucracy, Lawyers, Messy Divorce, Relationships Gone Wrong, White Collar Crime |
| Subgenre: | Comedy Drama |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Huayi Brothers Corp., Beijing Skywheel Entertainment Co Ltd, Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Zhejiang Dongyang Mayla Media Co Ltd |
| Production Countries: | China |
| Languages: | Mandarin |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | 27 | $181,552 | 38 | $4,778 | $181,552 | 1 | |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 39 | $69,495 | -62% | 27 | $2,574 | $356,620 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 46 | $24,041 | -65% | 9 | $2,671 | $409,799 | 3 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | 55 | $9,320 | -61% | 6 | $1,553 | $428,185 | 4 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 62 | $2,326 | -75% | 1 | $2,326 | $435,387 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2017 | 64 | $670 | 1 | $670 | $436,596 | 8 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | 30 | $287,125 | 38 | $7,556 | $287,125 | 1 | |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 39 | $98,633 | -66% | 27 | $3,653 | $385,758 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 48 | $33,107 | -66% | 9 | $3,679 | $418,865 | 3 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | 55 | $14,196 | -57% | 6 | $2,366 | $433,061 | 4 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 75 | $2,865 | -80% | 1 | $2,865 | $435,926 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2017 | 60 | $872 | 1 | $872 | $436,798 | 8 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11/11/2016 | $0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | $127,992 | 12/5/2016 | |||
| China | 11/17/2016 | $29,440,000 | 81,851 | 81,851 | 111,148 | $70,174,368 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| France | 7/7/2017 | $36,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $36,490 | 6/27/2018 | |||
| New Zealand | 11/18/2016 | $13,504 | 3 | 3 | 6 | $22,074 | 11/28/2016 | |||
| Spain | 3/10/2017 | $19,236 | 36 | 36 | 57 | $36,424 | 3/23/2017 | |||
| United Kingdom | 5/26/2017 | $6,508 | 21 | 21 | 21 | $6,508 | 5/31/2017 | |||
| International Total | $70,403,856 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Fan Bingbing | Li Xuelian |
Supporting
| Guo Tao | Zhao Datou | |
| Chengpeng Dong (董成鹏) | Wang Gongdao | |
| Zhang Jiayi | Mayor Ma | |
| Yu Hewei | Zheng Zhong |
Production and Technical Credits
| Xiaogang Feng | Director | |
| Liu Zhenyun | Screenwriter | |
| Liu Zhenyun | Story based on the Novel by | |
| Hu Xiaofeng | Producer | |
| Wang Zhonglei | Executive Producer | |
| Jerry Ye | Executive Producer | |
| Luo Pan | Director of Photography | |
| Han Zhong | Production Designer | |
| Wu Jiang | Sound Supervisor | |
| Du Wei | Composer | |
| William Chang Suk-Ping | Editor |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Synopsis
Li Xuelian and her husband Qin Yuhe stage a fake divorce to secure a second apartment in the city reserved by the government for single people. Qin remarries six months later — as agreed — but to a different woman. Furious, Li files a lawsuit with the county court but loses the case. Refusing to accept the court's findings, Li appeals to the chief justice, the county chief, and even the mayor, but fails at every turn. After Qin publicly accuses Li of being a “promiscuous woman” because she was not a virgin on their wedding night, Li is driven back to the courts to redeem her reputation. Li makes her way from county to city, enduring one trial after another, until she decides to make her appeal in far-off Beijing. Ten years go by, and the cases of Li’s divorce and her ruined reputation have not been resolved, but Li refuses to quit, much to the consternation of the government officials she antagonizes.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $181,552 (41.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 0.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 38 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $603,896 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 18th, 2016 (Limited) by Well Go USA |
| International Releases: | November 11th, 2016 (Wide), released as I Am Not Madame Bovary (Australia)
November 17th, 2016 (Wide), released as I Am Not Madame Bovary (China) November 18th, 2016 (Wide), released as I Am Not Madame Bovary (New Zealand) March 10th, 2017 (Wide), released as Yo no soy Madame Bovary (Spain) May 26th, 2017 (Wide), released as I am Not Madame Bovary (United Kingdom) ... Show all releases |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 139 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | China |
| Plot point: | Government Bureaucracy, Lawyers, Messy Divorce, Relationships Gone Wrong, White Collar Crime |
| Subgenre: | Comedy Drama |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Huayi Brothers Corp., Beijing Skywheel Entertainment Co Ltd, Huayi Brothers Pictures Ltd, Zhejiang Dongyang Mayla Media Co Ltd |
| Production Countries: | China |
| Languages: | Mandarin |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | 27 | $181,552 | 38 | $4,778 | $181,552 | 1 | |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 39 | $69,495 | -62% | 27 | $2,574 | $356,620 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 46 | $24,041 | -65% | 9 | $2,671 | $409,799 | 3 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | 55 | $9,320 | -61% | 6 | $1,553 | $428,185 | 4 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 62 | $2,326 | -75% | 1 | $2,326 | $435,387 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2017 | 64 | $670 | 1 | $670 | $436,596 | 8 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | 30 | $287,125 | 38 | $7,556 | $287,125 | 1 | |
| Nov 25, 2016 | 39 | $98,633 | -66% | 27 | $3,653 | $385,758 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 48 | $33,107 | -66% | 9 | $3,679 | $418,865 | 3 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | 55 | $14,196 | -57% | 6 | $2,366 | $433,061 | 4 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 75 | $2,865 | -80% | 1 | $2,865 | $435,926 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2017 | 60 | $872 | 1 | $872 | $436,798 | 8 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11/11/2016 | $0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | $127,992 | 12/5/2016 | |||
| China | 11/17/2016 | $29,440,000 | 81,851 | 81,851 | 111,148 | $70,174,368 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| France | 7/7/2017 | $36,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $36,490 | 6/27/2018 | |||
| New Zealand | 11/18/2016 | $13,504 | 3 | 3 | 6 | $22,074 | 11/28/2016 | |||
| Spain | 3/10/2017 | $19,236 | 36 | 36 | 57 | $36,424 | 3/23/2017 | |||
| United Kingdom | 5/26/2017 | $6,508 | 21 | 21 | 21 | $6,508 | 5/31/2017 | |||
| International Total | $70,403,856 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Fan Bingbing | Li Xuelian |
Supporting
| Guo Tao | Zhao Datou | |
| Chengpeng Dong (董成鹏) | Wang Gongdao | |
| Zhang Jiayi | Mayor Ma | |
| Yu Hewei | Zheng Zhong |
Production and Technical Credits
| Xiaogang Feng | Director | |
| Liu Zhenyun | Screenwriter | |
| Liu Zhenyun | Story based on the Novel by | |
| Hu Xiaofeng | Producer | |
| Wang Zhonglei | Executive Producer | |
| Jerry Ye | Executive Producer | |
| Luo Pan | Director of Photography | |
| Han Zhong | Production Designer | |
| Wu Jiang | Sound Supervisor | |
| Du Wei | Composer | |
| William Chang Suk-Ping | Editor |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.