Bride Wars (Chinese: 新娘大作战) is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Tony Chan. The film is a remake of 2009's Bride Wars that starred Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. It was released in China on August 20, 2015.
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Premise
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
Angelababy as He Jing
Ni Ni as Ma Li
Zhu Yawen as Luo Dan
Chen Xiao as Kevin
He Jiong as Alexander
Liu Jinshan as Ma Li's father
Wang Yinan as Xiao Bai
Xi Wang as Xiao Rou
Huang Xiaoming as Groom in the opening (Cameo)
Feng Shaofeng as Priest (Cameo)
Jing Boran as TV Host (Cameo)
Du Haitao 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 Variety said that "a not-great Hollywood romantic comedy gets even worse in this atrocious Chinese remake." Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a facile and uninspired remake of a facile and uninspired original."