'Born in China,' an American-Chinese nature documentary directed by Lu Chuan, ranked in sixth place among nearly 100 films in North America at the end of the past week, after its first week of release.

 

由陆川导演的美中自然纪录片《我们诞生在中国》北美上映第一周即在近100部影片中排名第六。
 

 

In the director's words, the movie is one that can be easily understood by audiences actoss the world because it focuses on three wild animal families, including a snow leopard¹ and her cubs², a young golden snub-nosed monkey, a female giant panda along with her daughter Mei Mei, and a herd³ of chiru.

 

The American release of the film is narrated⁴ by John Krasinski and the Chinese release is narrated by Zhou Xun.

 

It has grossed over six million US dollars in North America. It became the box office runner-up among new films coming out on April 21, only next to "Unforgettable,", a horror film screened in more cinemas than 'Born in China.'

 

The 76-minute documentary took three years to prepare and 18 months to shoot. It's a co-production between Disneynature and Shanghai Media Group.

 

The film was released in China last August. The accumulated international sales have exceeded 16 million US dollars.

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