Finding Mr. Right
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Film poster for Finding Mr. Right
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| Directed by | Xue Xiaolu |
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| Written by | Xue Xiaolu |
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Tang Wei Wu Xiubo |
| Music by | Peter Kam |
| Cinematography | Chan Chi-ying |
| Edited by | Cheung ka-fai |
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122 minutes |
| Country | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin English |
| Budget | ¥30 million yuan (US$5 million) |
| Box office | ¥518 million yuan (US$84.4 million) |
Finding Mr. Right (simplified Chinese: 北京遇上西雅图; traditional Chinese: 北京遇上西雅圖; pinyin: Běijīng yùshàng Xiyǎtú) is a 2013 romantic comedy film written and directed by Xue Xiaolu. The film was a box-office hit, grossed nearly US$85 million in China. The title translates literally as "Beijing Meets Seattle". The success led to the release of a sequel released in 2016, Finding Mr. Right 2.
Wen Jiajia is pregnant with the child of her boyfriend, a tycoon in Beijing who is already married and is under criminal investigation. She flies to Seattle so she can have her child in an illegal maternity center as a way of avoiding scandal. At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport she is picked up by Frank, a taxi driver who was a doctor in China before coming to the United States. Frank came to Seattle because his divorced wife took a job in the city's pharmaceutical industry; Frank moved for the sake of their daughter, Julie. Jiajia recognizes Frank because he once treated her father. Frank tells her that he has divorced his wife.
In the film, Jiajia's boyfriend does not leave his wife, leaving Jiajia on her own. Jiajia eventually begins a romance with Frank. However. she leaves Frank to be re-united back with her boyfriend after the latter left his wife. Their relationship didn't work out and when she met Frank 2 years later, they reunited together.
Except for the opening credits, the entirety of the film was shot in Vancouver. The filming in Vancouver occurred in late 2012.
The film premiered in Hong Kong on February 14, 2013. It had its theatrical release in China on March 21, 2013 and in Hong Kong on March 28, 2013. The film grossed ¥518 million yuan (US$84.4 million) in China.
In November 2013 the film was released in selected United States theaters.
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