Wo shi zheng ren (2015)

Wo shi zheng ren poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $409,644Details
International Box Office $31,424,661Details
Worldwide Box Office $31,834,305
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

A blind woman and a delivery boy witness a hit-and-run case, though each has contradictory recollections of the event; when the police leads run cold, the two set out to solve the case themselves.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$194,736 (47.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:1.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:40 opening theaters/40 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $581,184

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 30th, 2015 (Limited) by China Lion Film Distribution, released as The Witness
International Releases: October 30th, 2015 (Limited), released as The Witness (Australia)
October 30th, 2015 (Limited), released as Witness, The (New Zealand)
October 30th, 2015 (Wide) (China)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 112 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Foreign-Language Remake, Remake
Plot point: Blindness, Hit and Run, Murder Mystery, Police Procedural
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Clues Films, Jaywalk Studios, Enlight Pictures
Production Countries: China
Languages: Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 30, 2015 27 $194,736   40 $4,868   $194,736 1
Nov 13, 2015 56 $20,097   14 $1,436   $409,644 3

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 10/30/2015 $62,287 10 13 34 $10,362 4/4/2026
China 10/30/2015 $17,550,000 45,640 45,640 63,443 $31,280,000 9/27/2018
New Zealand 10/30/2015 $11,605 2 2 6 $21,927 11/16/2015
  
Rest of World $112,372
  
International Total $31,424,661 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

Mini Yang    Lu xiao Xing

Supporting

Lu Han    Lin Chong
Rui lin    Liang Cong
Yawen Zhu    Tang Zheng
Wang Jingchun    Captain Lu
Lai Yi    Jing Kuang
Liu Wayne    Liang Cong
Xu Lingyue    Tang Qian
Li Xirui    Ya Nan

Production and Technical Credits

Ahn Sang-hoon    Director

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

A blind woman and a delivery boy witness a hit-and-run case, though each has contradictory recollections of the event; when the police leads run cold, the two set out to solve the case themselves.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$194,736 (47.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:1.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:40 opening theaters/40 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $581,184

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 30th, 2015 (Limited) by China Lion Film Distribution, released as The Witness
International Releases: October 30th, 2015 (Limited), released as The Witness (Australia)
October 30th, 2015 (Limited), released as Witness, The (New Zealand)
October 30th, 2015 (Wide) (China)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 112 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Foreign-Language Remake, Remake
Plot point: Blindness, Hit and Run, Murder Mystery, Police Procedural
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Clues Films, Jaywalk Studios, Enlight Pictures
Production Countries: China
Languages: Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 30, 2015 27 $194,736   40 $4,868   $194,736 1
Nov 13, 2015 56 $20,097   14 $1,436   $409,644 3

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 10/30/2015 $62,287 10 13 34 $10,362 4/4/2026
China 10/30/2015 $17,550,000 45,640 45,640 63,443 $31,280,000 9/27/2018
New Zealand 10/30/2015 $11,605 2 2 6 $21,927 11/16/2015
  
Rest of World $112,372
  
International Total $31,424,661 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

Mini Yang    Lu xiao Xing

Supporting

Lu Han    Lin Chong
Rui lin    Liang Cong
Yawen Zhu    Tang Zheng
Wang Jingchun    Captain Lu
Lai Yi    Jing Kuang
Liu Wayne    Liang Cong
Xu Lingyue    Tang Qian
Li Xirui    Ya Nan

Production and Technical Credits

Ahn Sang-hoon    Director

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.