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Boonie Bears: Back to Earth
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Wikipedia article
'Boonie Bears: Back to Earth' is a 2022 Chinese animated science fiction comedy film, the eighth film in the Boonie Bears series and the series' tenth anniversary film. The film is directed by Lin Huida. It was released in China on 1 February 2022.
Plot
A mysterious cubical object that fell from space gives Bramble superpowers. He and Briar team up with Vick against an alien invader and an evil army.
Original voice cast
* Zhang Bingjun as Bramble
* Zhang Wei as Briar
* Tan Xiao as Vick
* Li Wanyao
* Cheng Ziyang
* Liu Siqi
Release
'Boonie Bears: Back to Earth' was released theatrically in China on 1 February 2022 as part of the Chinese New Year slate. Official early screenings began on 15 and 16 January.
Reception
Writing in 'The Guardian', Phil Hoad awarded the film three stars, and considered the film to be lacking in originality, comparing its visual and plot similarities to the 'Transformers' and 'Kung Fu Panda', but praised the detail of the animation and comedy, concluding that it was "an incoherent splurge, but its moving in the right direction". Reviewer Rich Cline commented negatively on the under-developed theme and the "several moments in which all seems desperately lost", but praised the voice work, engagement, and animation, and overall gave the film three and a half stars.
Box office
The film grossed 106 million RMB on its day of release, the highest-ever single-day gross for an animated Chinese New Year film in China. It was the highest-grossing animated film of the 2022 Chinese New Year period, grossing $563 million RMB (US$89.44 million) over the holiday its first week and earning an opening weekend of $249 million RMB. On 28 March, it passed US$152 million to become the highest-grossing film in the Boonie Bears franchise.References
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