Successor (2024 film)

2024 Chinese film

Successor

Theatrical release poster

Traditional Chinese| 抓娃娃
Simplified Chinese| 抓娃娃
Directed by| Yan Fei
Peng Damo
Written by| Yan Fei
Peng Damo
Lin Bingbao
Produced by| Zhang Lebin
Starring| Shen Teng
Ma Li
Cinematography| Sun Ming
Edited by| Zhou Xiaolin
Music by| Peng Fei

Production
companies

Haikou Xihong Hutong Film and Television
Wanda Film and Television Media
Tianjin Maoyan Microfilm Media
Zhejiang Kaixin Mahua Film
Shanghai Ruyi Film Production
Beijing Alibaba Film
Horgos Lianrui Film
China Film Co.,Ltd.

Distributed by| Wanda Film and Television Media
Tianjin Maoyan Microfilm Media
Haikou Xihong Hutong Film and Television
China Film Co.,Ltd

Release date

* July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16)

Running time

| 133 minutes
Country| China
Language| Mandarin
Box office| $471.9 million[1][2]

Successor (Chinese: 抓娃娃; pinyin: Zhuā wáwá) is a 2024 Chinese comedy drama film co-directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, starring Shen Teng and Ma Li. The film tells the story of a wealthy couple, Ma Chenggang and his wife Chunlan, who decide to conceal their true wealth and start a reverse child-rearing journey in order to train their son Ma Jiye to be a capable family successor.[3] It was released on July 16, 2024.[4]

## Plot

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Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he turns his focus to his younger son, Ma Jiye, born to his second wife, Chunlan. To prevent Jiye from indulging in a luxurious life and losing the motivation to strive, Chenggang and Chunlan take an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated neighborhood where Ma Chenggang grew up. They maintain an illusion of poverty, so that Jiye could develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, careful budgeting, physical fitness, and perseverance.

## Cast

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* Shen Teng as Ma Chenggang
* Ma Li as Chunlan
* Shi Pengyuan as Ma Jiye
* Xiao Bochen as young Ma Jiye
* Sa Rina as Grandma / Teacher Li
* Zhang Zidong as Ma Dajun
* Jia Bing as President Jia
* Wei Xiang as Mr. Wei
* Li Jiaqi as Zhang Feifei

## Release

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Successor was released on July 16, 2024. It is currently the ninth highest-grossing film of 2024.[5]

## Reception

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As of October 28, 2024, "Successor" has received a rating of more than 7.2 on Douban, with a box office of $3.25 billion yuan.[6]

## See also

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* List of Chinese films of 2024

## References

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1. ^ "China Box-office". China Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
2. ^ "Successor (抓娃娃) (2024)". The Numbers. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
3. ^ "让孩子如风般自由——解读电影《抓娃娃》的深刻寓意". Sohu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. ^ "《抓娃娃》官宣定档7月16日，沈腾马丽合体回归笑翻暑期". Sohu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. ^ "Top 2024 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
6. ^ "沈腾《抓娃娃》票房大胜徐峥《逆行人生》，背后原因揭秘". Sohu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

## External links

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* Successor at IMDb