''Bride Wars'' () is a 2015 Chinese

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film directed by Tony Chan. The film is a remake of 2009's ''

Bride Wars ''Bride Wars'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael, and Casey Wilson. The film stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway with Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg and Candice Berg ...

'' that starred

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and

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. It was released in China on August 20, 2015.

Plot

A pair of brides-to-be put their friendship to the test when they battle it out for the perfect wedding scheduled on the same day.

Cast

Ni Ni Ni Ni (, born 8 August 1988) is a Chinese actress best known for portraying Yu Mo in the 2011 film ''The Flowers of War'', directed by Zhang Yimou; and Ling Xi in the 2019 television series ''Love and Destiny''. She is considered to be one of t ...

as Ma Li *

Angelababy Angela Yeung Wing (; born 28 February 1989), better known by her stage name Angelababy, is a Hong Kong model, actress and singer. In 2013, she was chosen by ''Southern Metropolis Daily'' as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. In 2016, she won ...

as He Jing *

Zhu Yawen Zhu Yawen (, born April 1984) is a Chinese actor. He appeared in the films '' The Witness'' and ''The Founding of an Army''; and the television series '' Red Sorghum'' and ''Empress of the Ming''. In 2018, he took part in variety show The Sound ...

as Luo Dan *

Chen Xiao Chen Xiao (, born 5 July 1987) is a Chinese actor and model. He is best known for his roles in ''Swordsman'' (2013), ''Legend of Lu Zhen'' (2013), ''The Romance of the Condor Heroes'' (2014), ''Who Sleeps My Bro'' (2015), '' Nothing Gold Can St ...

as Kevin *

He Jiong He Jiong (, born 28 April 1974) is a Chinese television host, singer, actor, director and a former Arabic lecturer in Beijing Foreign Studies University. In 2020, he ranked 53rd on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list. Early life and education ...

as Alexander *Liu Jinshan as Ma Li's father *Wang Yinan as Xiao Bai *Xi Wang as Xiao Rou *

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Huang first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in ...

as Groom in the opening (Cameo) *

Feng Shaofeng Feng Shaofeng (, born October 7, 1978), also known as William Feng, is a Chinese actor. Feng rose to fame with the hit time travel series ''Palace'' (2011). He was ranked 33rd on 2012's Forbes China Celebrity 100 list. He won the Hundred Flowers Aw ...

as Priest (Cameo) *

Jing Boran Jing Boran (; born 19 April 1989) or Bobo Jing, is a Chinese actor and singer who achieved popularity after becoming the champion at the 2007 talent contest ''My Hero''. Along with the third-place winner Fu Xinbo, he formed a boy band called BoBo ...

as TV Host (Cameo) *

Du Haitao Du Haitao () (born 28 October 1987), is a Chinese actor, television host and a host of '' Happy Camp'' of Hunan TV Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently Ch ...

as Leading workman (Cameo)

Reception

Box office

The film came in at number three in its opening weekend, earning US$24,220,000 (RMB $154,496,958). In its second weekend the film dropped to number seven with $3.34 million. Its two-week total now stands at $27.6 million.

Critical response

Maggie Lee of ''

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'' said that "a not-great Hollywood romantic comedy gets even worse in this atrocious Chinese remake." Elizabeth Kerr of ''

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'' called the film "a facile and uninspired remake of a facile and uninspired original."

References

External links

* * {{hkmdb title, 17496, Bride Wars 2015 romantic comedy films Chinese romantic comedy films Polybona Films films Films set in Shanghai Films shot in Shanghai Chinese remakes of foreign films Films about weddings 2010s Mandarin-language films