Where Are We Going, Dad? (film)

Where Are We Going, Dad?
Directed by	Xie Dikui Lin Yan
Based on	Where Are We Going, Dad?
Production company	Beijing Enlight Pictures
Release dates	January 31, 2014 (China)
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	RMB685.67 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

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

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. Kevin Ma (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. Clifford Coonan (4 February 2014). "China Box Office Sets Single-Day Record of $41 Million, Driven by Local Films". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 February 2014.