China Box Office for Zuo Er (2015)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| China Box Office | $70,860,000 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $77,910,000 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
The Left Ear tells a painful love story of four teenagers. The seventeen-year old LI'er is an introvert girl whose left ear suffers from poor hearing. One day, she suddenly expresses her love to XU Ge who, however, becomes the boyfriend of an outgoing girl, Bala. Li makes friends with Bala and meets ZHANG Yang whom Bala really loves by chance. Later, Bala dies in an accident and Li finally falls in love with Xu.
Metrics
Movie Details
| China Releases: | April 23rd, 2015 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 120 minutes |
| Keywords: | Set in China, Deaf, Romance, Unrequited Love, Love Triangle, Accidental Death, Coming of Age, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Beijing Enlight Pictures, Jiangsu Yilin Film Culture Medio Co. , Shannan Enlight Pictures Co., Shang Hai Xue He Culture Media Co. |
| Production Countries: | China |
| Languages: | Mandarin |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/04/24 | 2 | $28,890,000 | 43,870 | $659 | $29,000,000 | 1 | |
| 2015/05/01 | 3 | $14,390,000 | -50% | 26,209 | $549 | $58,940,000 | 2 |
| 2015/05/08 | 4 | $4,010,000 | -72% | 17,048 | $235 | $68,030,000 | 3 |
| 2015/05/15 | 6 | $670,000 | -83% | 3,876 | $173 | $69,920,000 | 4 |
| 2015/05/22 | 9 | $300,000 | -55% | 2,478 | $121 | $70,860,000 | 5 |
The Chinese Box Office is reported with as basis a Monday to Sunday week.
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5/7/2015 | $76,914 | 8 | 8 | 21 | $119,412 | 5/26/2015 |
| China | 4/23/2015 | $28,890,000 | 43870 | 43870 | 93481 | $70,860,000 | 9/6/2018 |
| New Zealand | 5/7/2015 | $18,316 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $18,316 | 7/16/2015 |
| North America | 5/8/2015 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Rest of World | $6,912,272 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $77,910,000 | 9/6/2018 | |||||
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Leading Cast
| Chen Duling | Li Er (Little Ear) |
| Yang Yang | Xu Yi |
Supporting Cast
| Ma Sichun | Bala |
| Ou Hao | Zhang Yang |
| Guan Xiaotong | Jiang Jiao |
| Duan Bowen | Heiren |
| Bao Wenjing | Lin Lin |
| Wenli Jiang | Xu Yi's Mom |
| Tai Shen Cheng | Zhang's Dad |
| Hu Xia | You Ta |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Alec Su | Director |
| Rao Xueman | Screenwriter |
| Rao Xueman | Based on the Novel by |
| Wang Changtian | Producer |
| Li Min | Producer |
| Li Xiaoqing | Executive Producer |
| Chen Min | Executive Producer |
| Yoshihito Akatsuka | Production Designer |
| Chan Chi-wai | Editor |
| Nathan Wong | Composer |