Tiger Pictures Acquires International Rights To Chinese Hit Comedy ‘Godspeed’

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EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based world sales and multi-territory distribution outfit Tiger Pictures Entertainment has acquired international rights to Chinese comedy Godspeed, which is currently topping Ch…

Written and directed by Yi Xiaoxing , the film revolves around a young man who goes on a road trip with the parents of his fiancée. Chinese comedians Ma Li head the cast.

The film was released in China on April 28 in time for the May Day holidays , one of the country’s four key box office periods, along with Chinese New Year, summer and the National Day holidays in October. At the time of writing, the film was topping the China box office, according to online ticketing platform Maoyan, and had a cumulative gross of $55M .

Founded by Beijing-based film executive Owen Young, Tiger Pictures has built its own theatrical distribution network for Chinese films across North America, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong/Macau. It also handles third-party sales for territories where it is not active as a distributor. Aiming at the Chinese diaspora audience, the company releases films on a near day-and-date basis with their domestic China release. Titles it has previously handled include Chinese hits such as

 

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