How Long Will I Love U

How Long Will I Love U (Chinese: 超时空同居) is a 2018 Chinese fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Su Lun, based on an idea by Xu Zheng who also produced the film. The film stars Tong Liya and Lei Jiayin, and tells a story about a young woman from 2018 and a young man from 1999 who become roommates after a spacetime merge inside their apartment.

For the song, see How Long Will I Love You?
How Long Will I Love U
Official poster
Traditional Chinese超時空同居
Simplified Chinese超时空同居
Literal meaningExtra-Spacetime Cohabitation
Hanyu PinyinChāo Shíkōng Tóngjū
Directed bySu Lun
Screenplay bySu Lun
Story byXu Zheng
Produced byXu Zheng
StarringLei Jiayin
Tong Liya
CinematographyWang Junming
Edited byChen Zhongming
Music by
  • Peng Fei
  • Zhao Zhao
Production
companies
Release date
  • 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget$6 million
Box office$136.7 million

Reportedly filmed on a ¥40 million budget, How Long Will I Love U grossed ¥900 million ($130 million) in China[1] where it premiered on 18 May 2018.[2] Foreign critics generally note the fine on-screen chemistry between Lei and Tong,[3][4] who previously co-starred in the 2013 TV series Weaning.

Cast
  • Lei Jiayin as Lu Ming, a down-on-his-luck property designer in 1999
    • Lei Jiayin as Lu Shiyi, a billionaire, whom Lu Ming "became" in 2018
  • Tong Liya as Gu Xiaojiao, a frustrated young woman in 2018
    • Han Jiaying as Young Gu Xiaojiao in 1999
  • Zhang Yi as Zhao Junyi, Lu Ming's supervisor (in 1999)
  • Wang Zhengjia as Gu Qixiang, Gu Xiaojiao's father and Zhao Junyi's boss (in 1999)
  • Yang Le as Xiaoma, real estate agent (in 2018)
  • Fan Ming as Potato wholesaler (in 2018)
  • Xu Zheng as Noodle (Lamian) Chef (in 2018)
  • Tao Hong as Gu Xiaojiao's supervisor (in 2018)
  • Li Nian as Xiaoya, Gu Xiaojiao's former classmate (in 2018)
  • Li Guangjie as Sicheng, Xiaoya's husband (in 2018)
  • Yang Di as Waiter (in 2018)
  • Yu Hewei as Scientist

Soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Don't Forget Me (不要忘了我)" (Theme)Chen XiDong DongdongLei Jiayin/ Tong Liya04:38
2."The First Love Place (初恋的地方)" (Theme)Sun YiLiu Chia-changJeff Chang[5]03:43
3."Fangjian ("房间", "Room")"Liu RuiqiLiu RuiqiLiu Ruiqi02:36

Production

Su Lun was hired as director and screenwriter,[6] Xu Zheng read her drafts and gave notes for improvement.[7]

The film pays homage to Alejandro Agresti's The Lake House and Robert Schwentke's The Time Traveler's Wife.[8]

Lei Jiayin said that Liu Haoran was considered for the role of young Lu Ming, but because of funding problems, he had to play the role's youth and adulthood.[7]

Production started on September 8, 2017 in Shanghai and ended on November 14 of that same year.[9][10]

Release
How Long Will I Love U gross revenue breakdown[11]
TerritoryGross Revenue ($)
China China$135,346,907
United States United States$746,933
Australia Australia$547,919
New Zealand New Zealand$105,309
Total:$136,747,068

On April 4, 2018, the crew announced that the film was scheduled for release on May 18, 2018. On April 15, the cast and crew attended the Press Conference in Beijing. On April 26, the first official trailer for the film was released along with a teaser poster.[12]

How Long Will I Love U's opening day gross was 52.5 million yuan, by the weekend, the film's accumulated grossed reached 236 million yuan.[13][14]

According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed $136.7 million in 4 international markets.[15][11]

Awards

See also

References
  1. "2018上半年：271部电影仅12部赚钱". eastmoney.com (in Chinese). 2018-07-20.
  2. 《超时空同居》路演导演苏伦分享幕后故事. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-05-07.
  3. Walsh, Katie (2018-05-24). "Stars of Chinese rom-com 'How Long Will I Love You?' succeed in warping time". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Elley, Derek (2018-05-27). "Review: How Long Will I Love U (2018)". Sino Cinema.
  5. 张信哲翻唱《超时空同居》主题曲 自称压力大. cnr.cn (in Chinese). 2018-05-17.
  6. 电影《超时空同居》获好评 导演谈人生：做你自己就好了. cnr.cn (in Chinese). 2018-05-09.
  7. 徐峥力挺"超时空"导演 雷佳音怼郭京飞碰瓷刘昊然. 1905.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-15.
  8. Richard Gray (2018-05-20). "Review: How Long Will I Love You". thereelbits.com.
  9. 徐峥《超时空同居》上海开机 雷佳音佟丽娅再度携手. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-09-08.
  10. 雷佳音佟丽娅《超时空同居》杀青 时空之旅待启程. sina (in Chinese). 2017-11-14.
  11. "How Long Will I Love U Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
  12. 《超时空同居》定档5月18日，雷佳音破墙而入佟丽娅闺房引尖叫. maoyan.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-04.
  13. 《超时空同居》很应景 《寂静之地》不如预期. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2018-05-23.
  14. 《超时空同居》累计票房2.36亿 被赞“今夏最甜”. iFeng (in Chinese). 2018-05-21.
  15. "Well Go USA All Time Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo.
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