Welcome to Shama Town

Welcome to Shama Town is a 2010 Chinese adventure film directed and written by Li Weiran,[1] starring Sun Honglei, Lin Chi-ling, Li Liqun, and Gan Wei.[2][3][4][5] It was distributed by Shanghai Media Group and LeTV Investment Co. Ltd and released by China Film Group Corporation, Huaxia Film Distribution Company, Dadi Time Film Distribution Co., LTD, and Shanghai Star Cultural Transmission Co., LTD. It was released in China on 22 June 2010.[6][7]

Welcome to Shama Town
Traditional Chinese決戰剎馬鎮
Simplified Chinese决战刹马镇
Hanyu PinyinJuézhàn Shàmǎ Zhèn
Directed byLi Weiran
Written byLi Weiran
Zhou Zhiyong
Produced byZhuo Shunguo
Lu Yang
StarringSun Honglei
Lin Chi-ling
Li Liqun
Gan Wei
CinematographyZhao Xiaoding
Music byDong Dongdong
Production
companies
Shanghai Media Group
LeTV Investment Co. Ltd
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Huaxia Film Distribution Company
Dadi Time Film Distribution Co., LTD
Shanghai Star Cultural Transmission Co., LTD.
Release date
  • June 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office¥25 million

The film received a nomination at the 47th Golden Horse Awards in the Best New Director category.[8]

Cast
  • Sun Honglei as Tang Gaopeng, the Village Chief of Shama Town.
  • Lin Chi-ling as Chun Niang, Tang Gaopeng's lover.
  • Li Liqun as Zhou Dingbang, the tomb raider.
  • Gan Wei as Tao Hua
  • Ma Jian as Gui Zhong.
  • Xie Yuan as Mian Bin.
  • Ma Delin as Da Pao.
  • Huang Haibo as Da Cui, the cultural relics dealer.
  • Cao Bingkun as Chen Dili.
  • Bao Bei'er as Lu Maoku.
  • Zhao Ziqi as the newspaper woman.
  • Cica Zhou as the female bodyguard.
  • Ma Li as Mian Bin's wife.
  • Michael Stephen Kai as Xiao P.

Production

Sun Honglei filmed several scenes in Yongtai Ancient City, Yellow River Stone Forest, and Dunhuang Studio in Gansu, China.

Release

It was released in mainland China on 22 June 2010.

Box office

It grossed ¥25 million on its opening weekend, it was a huge hit at the box office and flew straight to the top of the box office.[9][10][11] It grossed ¥40 million on its second weekend.[12][13]

References
  1. "Director of "Welcome to Shama Town" talks about latest production". Xinhuanet. 2010. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010.
  2. "Sun Honglei and Lin Chiling Become Quarrelsome Lovers in "Welcome to Shama Town"". 2010.
  3. "Welcome to Shamatown".
  4. 孙红雷林志玲《决战刹马镇》演夺宝大战 风格彪悍暗藏惊喜 (in Chinese). Ifeng. 2009.
  5. 曹炳琨《刹马镇》对孙红雷使阴招 搞怪抢风头 (in Chinese). Sohu. 2010.
  6. "Welcome to Shama Town on June 22". China. May 26, 2010.
  7. 《决战刹马镇》获满场笑声 (in Chinese). 2010.
  8. 《决战刹马镇》剧组亮相 林志玲蕾丝裙性感高贵 (in Chinese). Sohu. 2010.
  9. 内地电影票房排行榜 《决战刹马镇》夺冠 (in Chinese). Tencent. 2010.
  10. 《决战剎马镇》票房飘红 林志玲闻讯哽咽(图) (in Chinese). Sina. 2010. 李蔚然执导电影《决战剎马镇》内地上映首周开出二千五百万元人民币票房，成为同档华语片冠军
  11. "《决战刹马镇》票房高 包贝尔透露"未删节版"内幕". Ifeng. 2010.
  12. 《决战刹马镇》两周票房超4000万元 (in Chinese). 163.COM. 2010.
  13. 《决战刹马镇》两周票房超4000万元 (in Chinese). Sina. 2010.
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