Once the performance became a major success, Jia was eager to bring it to the big screen. 11-17 reached 7.8 billion yuan, according to the China Film Administration.Īccording to domestic media, Jia first developed the plot for her skit in 2016 as a way to remember her mother, who died in 2001. “Hi, Mom” was considered a dark horse to top the holiday box office over the Lunar New Year, which saw cinemas packed with moviegoers. 12, “Hi, Mom” has raked in 3.6 billion yuan ($550 million) at the domestic box office, just behind the blockbuster “Detective Chinatown 3.” On review platform Douban, it has an enviable rating of 8.1 out of 10, and a related hashtag has received more than 1.4 billion views on microblogging site Weibo. The film is an adaptation of Jia’s most-recognized skit and features popular actors Zhang Xiaofei, Shen Teng, and Chen He. The story of a woman traveling back in time to meet her younger, childless mother and find herself a better father has smashed China’s box office, becoming the country’s highest-grossing film by a female director.īased on a true story, “Nihao, Li Huanying,” or “Hi, Mom,” is written and directed by Jia Ling, one of China’s most prominent sketch comedians and cross-talk performers, who also plays the daughter.

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