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    Netflix Buys Rights To Stream Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth'

    The film's release has been a major event in China. Will overseas audiences by charmed its big-budget special effects, too?
    by Laurel Wamsley Feb 22, 2019 2 minutes
    <em>The Wandering Earth </em>has rocketed to second place on China's all-time box office list. A poster for the film is seen in the Chinese city of Yichang earlier this month.

    The movie has more than $600 million globally since it was released in theaters Feb. 5. If you haven't seen the sci-fi disaster epic yet, that might be because it was made in China. There, the movie's release has been a major event, and the film has already hit in the all-time Chinese box office rankings.

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