Wished (film)

Wished
Wished
Simplified Chinese	反转人生
Directed by	Dayyan Eng
Written by	Justin Malen; Dayyan Eng
Produced by	Dayyan Eng; Han Zhang
Starring	Xia Yu; Yan Ni; Victoria Song; Pan Binglong
Cinematography	Thierry Arbogast
Music by	Nathan Wang; Rob Cairns; Eric Lee Harper;
Production; company	Colordance Pictures
Distributed by	Edko Films; Lianray Films
Release date	June 30, 2017;
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Budget	US$5 million

Wished is a 2017 Chinese fantasy comedy film directed by Dayyan Eng, written by Justin Malen & Dayyan Eng. The film stars Xia Yu, Yan Ni, Pan Binglong and Victoria Song. It was released in China on June 30, 2017.^[1]^[2] Wished had the highest audience scores (averaging 8.0/10) across the top 4 ticketing platforms for local Chinese comedies released that crowded summer. As an indie-film on limited screens, Wished debuted in third place at the Chinese box office—behind Transformers 5 and a Chinese sci-fi action film^[which?]. It went on to beat market expectations to gross RMB$70 million at the box office in two weeks. According to Entgroup Data, Wished was the most watched feature film online across all movie sites in China during its first week of online release, and racked up a total of 100,000,000+ paid viewings across three of the top movie sites in China after just over a fortnight. Wished was invited to the 2017 Hawaii International Film Festival and won several awards at the Chinese American Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Awards and New York Film Awards. In 2019, Wished was optioned by an American film company to be remade as an American film.

Synopsis

A 30-something salesman is disillusioned with his life after failing to achieve his career goals and breaking up with his girlfriend. He meets a magical celestial being who starts making his old wishes come true — including those from childhood.