The Monster Hunt Begins in January!
Steve Barton
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The highest grossing Chinese film ever, Monster Hunt, is making its way to domestic shores as New York-based FilmRise has teamed with Asian specialty distributor Asia Releasing to handle the outing of the 3D picture on January 22, 2016, in all major North American markets. FilmRise will be releasing two versions of the film in the U.S.: the original Mandarin version with English subtitles as well as an English language version. Theaters playing each version are listed below.
The film, which earned a whopping $225 million on a budget of around $40-$56 million after just two weeks of release, is a mixture of CGI animation and live action and tells the story of a villager named Tianyin who gives birth to a monster named Huba, who is the heir to the Monster Kingdom. Too bad that the humans of the world want to kill Huba to put an end to monsters once and for all.
Director Raman Hui (Shrek) is known for his prolific work with Dreamworks Animation and will no doubt become a heavyweight in Chinese cinema.
Synopsis:
In a mythical ancient world, monsters rule the land while humans keep to their own kingdom. But when adorable baby monster Wuba is born to a human father and monster queen, mortals and creatures alike set out to capture the newborn, and Wuba’s epic adventure begins.
New York, NY
AMC Empire 25 (Opening Both Original Subtitled and English Language versions)
City Cinemas Village East Cinemas (Opening Only English Language version)
Los Angeles, CA
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
AMC Puente Hills 20 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
AMC Burbank 8 (Opening Only English Language version)
AMC Orange 30 IMAX (Opening Only English Language version)
Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 (Opening Only English Language version)
Phoenix, AZ
AMC Centre Point 11 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
San Diego, CA
AMC La Jolla 12 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
San Francisco, CA
AMC Metreon 16 (Opening Both Original and English Language versions)
Cinemark Century 20 Oakridge and XD (Opening Only English Language version)
Washington, DC
AMC Rio 18 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Regal Rockville Center Stadium 13 (Opening Only English Language version)
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
AMC Sunset Place 24 (Opening Both Original and English Language versions)
AMC Aventura 24 (Opening Only English Language version)
Orlando, FL
AMC Disney Springs 24 (Opening Only English Language version)
Honolulu. HI
Consolidated Theatres Ward Stadium (Opening Only English Language version)
Chicago, IL
AMC River East 21 (Opening Both Original and English Language versions)
Bloomington, IN
AMC Showplace 11 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Boston, MA
AMC Boston Common 19 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Baltimore, MD
Cinemark Egyptian 24 and XD (Opening Only English Language version)
Las Vegas, NV
Cinemark Century Orleans 18 and XD (Opening Only English Language version)
Columbus, OH
AMC Lennox Town Centre 24 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Philadelphia, PA
AMC Cherry Hill 24 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Pittsburgh, PA
AMC Waterfront 22 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Dallas, TX
AMC Stone Briar 24 (Opening Only English Language version)
Cinemark Legacy 24 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
Houston, TX
AMC Studio 30 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
AMC Gulf Pointe 30 IMAX (Opening Only English Language version)
Seattle, WA
AMC Pacific Place 11 (Opening Only Original Subtitled version)
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