Asura (partially found high-budget Chinese blockbuster based on Buddhist mystic; 2018)

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Film poster for the 2018 release of Asura.

Status: Partially Found


Asura is a Chinese epic fantasy film inspired by Buddhist mysticism. It is produced by Alibaba Pictures, written by Zhenjian Yang and is stunt coordinator Zhang Peng's directorial debut. This film was supposed to be the first in a trilogy[1] and was released in 2018 in Chinese theaters and is considered to be the most expensive Chinese movie ever produced.[2]

Premise

The film explores the high realm of Asura, the existential plan made of pure desire according to Buddhist mysticism, and transcendence through the story of the three-headed entity from the scriptures who searches for the "Head of Insight."[3]

Availability

Asura was released on July 13th, 2018 in theaters. It grossed only $7.1 million at the box office out of its $113.5 million budget during its opening weekend and was pulled from theaters following a statement on social media that did not explain the reason for the cancellation. Zhenjian Pictures, the main producer, told Chinese news: "This decision was not just due to the low box office. We plan to make some changes to the film and re-release it".[4] However, after this cancellation, there are still no plans for a re-release of the film and it can't be found anywhere to watch.

Gallery

Videos

ASURA Trailer

South China Morning Post detailing the disastrous film's the box office debut.

Documents

  • The article posted on the social media, saying the film still have 8.4 audience score on Taopiaopiao while only have 4.9 on Maoyan.

    The article posted on the social media, saying the film still have 8.4 audience score on Taopiaopiao while only have 4.9 on Maoyan.

  • The announcement that the film will stop screening from 10PM from July 15th.

    The announcement that the film will stop screening from 10PM from July 15th.

images

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See Also

References

  1. ↑ First Look: China’s $100M Fantasy Adventure ‘Asura’ (Exclusive). Retrieved 29 Oct '23
  2. ↑ Producers yank China’s most expensive movie from screens after three meagre days at the box office. Retrieved 29 Oct '23
  3. ↑ 750 million to build the Chinese version of Avatar Carina Jiahui and Wu Lei recreate the "three-headed combination". Retrieved 29 Oct '23
  4. ↑ China’s First $100M Film Pulled From Cinemas After Disastrous Opening Weekend. Retrieved 29 Oct '23
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