The Wandering Earth

2019 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

With the sun dying out, a group of brave astronauts set out to find new planet for the whole human race.

Scores

Overall Score
82.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.3%
Review Aggregate
60.6

Critic Consensus

70.0% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, action-packed, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotaction-packedvisually strikingstylizedupliftingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wu Jing2019$3,912,000$4,799,000(est)
Qu Chuxiao2019$2,408,000$2,954,000(est)
Li Guangjie2019$1,813,000$2,224,000(est)
Ng Man-tat2019$1,482,000$1,819,000(est)
Zhao Jinmai2019$1,268,000$1,556,000(est)
Qu Jingjing2019$1,116,000$1,369,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes38,530

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$5,971,413$7,325,899
International2019$693,885,300$851,278,147
Worldwide2019$699,856,700$858,604,030

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2019$280,539,826$344,174,208
Digital Rentals ?2019$3,985,000$4,888,911
Digital Purchases ?2019$4,760,000$5,839,703
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,803,000$2,211,971
Physical Purchases ?2019$5,189,000$6,366,012
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$2,388,565$2,930,359
Total Revenues2019$298,665,392$366,411,165
Expenses
Budget ?2019$50,000,000$61,341,417
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$29,759,000 (est)$36,509,184 (est)
Participations2019$44,800,000$54,961,909
Residuals ?2019$883,000$1,083,289
Interest & Overhead2019$7,500,000$9,201,213
Total Expenses2019$132,942,000$163,097,013
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$165,723,392$203,314,153

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