The Wandering Earth (流浪地球)

Directed by Frant Gwo and loosely adapted from Liu Cixin's novella, The Wandering Earth grossed $699,992,512 worldwide (CN¥4.688 billion) on a $50 million budget after opening on February 5, 2019. Starring Wu Jing and Qu Chuxiao, the 125-minute sci-fi epic depicts humanity building 10,000 planetary engines to propel Earth out of the Solar System away from an expanding Sun. The film opened to $298.11 million in China during the Lunar New Year holiday and sold over 105 million tickets domestically, earning $5.88 million in North America before Netflix acquired its international streaming rights. It won Best Picture at the Golden Rooster Awards and spawned a 2023 prequel, The Wandering Earth 2, with a third installment scheduled for Chinese New Year in February 2027.