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2016 | DIRECTED BY ER CHENG

The Wasted Times

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Movie Stats
Year
2016
Runtime
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Certificates

Not Rated

IIB

Not Rated

M18

14A
Select Cast
You Ge
Ziyi Zhang
Tadanobu Asano
Chun Du
Gillian Chung
Baogang Zhao
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First viewed:
1st Jul 2025
Last viewed:
1st Jul 2025
Total views:
26
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $386.3 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
44,655 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 16th Dec '16
  • Debut position: 28
  • Highest position: 28
  • Debut gross: $95.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
er cheng Er Cheng
Starring
You GeMister Lu
Ziyi ZhangXiao Liu
Tadanobu AsanoWatabe
Chun DuKiller
Gillian ChungXiao Wu
Baogang ZhaoNorthern guest
Dahong NiMr Wang
Quan YuanMiss Wu
Ni YanMadam Wang
Geng HanMr Zhao
Siyan HuoProstitute
Jiang DuYoung chicken
Chuan-jun WangAttendant
Xing LuMiss Wu's husband
Wallace ChungDance instructor
Xiaowei MaMr Zhang
Ash GordeyPOW camp officer
Yasuyuki HirataJapanese general
Tianyang Liu
Lilie MatsumineWatabe's wife
Noriyuki MatsuuraJapanese businessman
He Ye
Chen ZhangWatabe's first son (youth)
Xiaolong Zhang
Haitao ZhaoLu's son
Ling ZhouMadam Zhang

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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
28
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
5
Total US Gross:
$386,264
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
16 Dec 2016
28N
$95,514
$95,514
23 Dec 2016
32▼
$63,910
$239,256
30 Dec 2016
41▼
$45,217
$336,597
6 Jan 2017
49▼
$12,174
$379,432
13 Jan 2017
68▼
$1,385
$386,264

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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18521
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18522
The Wasted Times
18523
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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • China China
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Japan Japan
  • Ecuador Ecuador
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Peru Peru
  • Indonesia Indonesia
News from around the web
Film Review: ‘The Wasted Times’ is Vulgar and Silly, but Exquisite |  chinafilminsider.com Tue, 20th December 2016

Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller  The Guardian Mon, 10th March 2025

Wasted Time  Eye For Film Sat, 21st February 2015

‘Britannia’ Theft Lawsuit Thrown Out Of Court; Producer Laments Wasted Time & Money  deadline.com Wed, 14th May 2025

Film Review: The Wasted Times (2016) by Cheng Er  Asian Movie Pulse Mon, 30th April 2018

Changchun Film Festival: The Wasted Times review  news.cgtn.com Tue, 11th September 2018

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