Hello Mr. Billionaire

Hello Mr. Billionaire (Chinese: 西虹市首富) is a 2018 Chinese comedy film directed by Fei Yan and Damo Peng,[1] loosely based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions, and the 1985 film of the same name.[3][4] It was released in China on 27 July 2018.

Hello Mr. Billionaire
Chinese poster
Chinese西虹市首富
Directed byFei Yan
Damo Peng
StarringTeng Shen
Vivian Sung
Yiming Zhang
Yuan Chang (actor)
Release date
  • 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥2.506 billion[1](US$367 million)[2]

Plot

A lousy goalie gets a mission: spend $ 1 billion in thirty days. If he succeeds, he will get $ 30 billion. However, he is not allowed to tell anyone about his mission, and he must not own any valuables at the end. In the end it is revealed that the true way to earn the money was to save his love’s life, which he ends up doing.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film has earned CN¥2.547 billion at the Chinese box office,[1] making it one of the highest-grossing Chinese films of the year as well as the twelfth highest-grossing film there.

References

  1. "西虹市首富(2018)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Xi Hong Shi Shou Fu (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. Karen Chu. "'Hello Mr Billionaire': 5 Things to Know About the Hit Chinese Comedy". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. "China Copyrights: Hello Mr. Billionaire and Public Domain Material". China Law Blog. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. "Hello Mr. Billionaire". IMDB.


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