The most expensive Chinese movie film ever flopped after three days

He should have been the Lord of the Rings of China a fable story with a fabulous recipe. But after the opening weekend, Asura disappeared from the cinemas without mercy.

With a budget of about 100 million euros, the film was the most expensive Chinese production of all time. The product after three days: just over 6 million euros

Asura tells the Tibetan-Buddhist story of a shepherd who must protect a mythical empire against the monster attacks. There is no shortage of star actors, stunts and special effects.

Reassembly

Chinese state media was highly praised for production. But critics, also on the Internet, were at the helm and angry. The influential evaluation website Douban sank Asura with a lean 3.1

There will never be a second and third part, as expected, is uncertain. Producers of Alibaba Pictures had planned to reassemble Asura and relaunch it. Otherwise, the epic fantasy is indeed the biggest flop in the history of Chinese cinema.