# Huayi Brothers

Huayi Brothers Media Corp. (Chinese: 华谊兄弟传媒股份有限公司; pinyin: Huáyì Xiōngdì Chuánméi Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, entertainment theme parks, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, & Taipei by Dennis Wang Zhongjun and James Wang Zhonglei in 1994. The company made world news on October 30, 2009, when the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Board was halted, after HBMC's stock price reached 122.74 percent above its IPO price, to open at 63.66 yuan per share. Patrick Frater of Variety called it "China’s largest private sector film conglomerate". In 2014, the company was the seventh-largest film distributor in China, with 2.26% of the market.

## History

The company was founded in 1994 as a film production company. It underwent a comprehensive expansion into the media industry through investing and now produces movies, TV shows, & music and operates a film studio, TV production company, a talent agency, a record label, and movie theaters. In February 2011, Huayi Brothers revealed their plans to create the largest TV and film studio complex in East Asia. Also, they announced that they aim to earn 10 billion yuan in the box office by 2016. As of April 2015, the company was worth US$7.9 billion.
In 2014 the company announced that it had agreed to invest as much as $150 million in Studio 8, the production company launched by former Warner Bros. executive Jeff Robinov, but Shanghai-based conglomerate Fosun International later signed a deal to invest in Robinov's company instead. The same year the company acquired 79% stake in GDC Technology Limited, a Digital Cinema solutions provider, which was held by private equity funds Carlyle Group and Yunfeng Capital.
Around 2019, after the delay of The Eight Hundred due to censorship, the company created a novel Chinese Communist Party committee so that “correct political orientation ... [would] mix the core socialist values of the party deeper into the company’s blood”.
Huayi Brothers Movie World is a theme park inspired by the Huayi Brothers' movies, television shows, celebrities, and pop culture. The park is designed to be immersive with technology, and features immersive environments that celebrate the Huayi Brothers' movies and characters. The park opened in Suzhou, China on July 22, 2018, and was the first of several planned developments in China.

## Artists

* Duan Yihong
* Fei
* Feng Shaofeng
* Pace Wu
* Li Bing Bing
* Lu Ning
* He Zhuoyan
* Zhou Xun (2005-2010)
* Yao Chen
* Wang Luoyong
* Vision Wei Chen
* Wang Zhuocheng

## Productions
### TV series

| Year | English Title | Alternative Title | Episodes |
| 2006 | Soldiers Sortie | 士兵突击 | 28 |
| 2009 | My Chief and My Regiment | 我的团长我的团 | 43 |
| 2009 | Dwelling Narrowness | 蜗居 | 35 |
| 2010 | Legends of the message | 风声传奇 | 30 |
| 2011 | Pursuit | 追逃 | 30 |
| 2011 | Armor Hero | 铠甲勇士 | 52 |
| 2011 | Armor Hero XT | 铠甲勇士XT | 60 |
| 2012 | Husband and Wife | 夫妻那些事 | 34 |
| 2012 | Vary Peri | 幻变精灵之蛋糕甜心 | 40 |
| 2013 | The Heart Without Thieves | 无贼 | 48 |
| 2015 | Jing-ju Cats | 京剧猫 | 200 |
| 2018 | Long time no see | 好久不见 | 42 |

### Films

| Year | English Title | Alternative Title | Notes |
| 2004 | A World Without Thieves | 天下无贼 | |
| 2004 | Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | |
| 2005 | Cell Phone | 手机 | |
| 2006 | The Banquet | | |
| 2006 | Rob-B-Hood | 宝贝计划 | |
| 2007 | Assembly | 集结号 | |
| 2007 | The Matrimony | 心中有鬼 | |
| 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | 功夫之王 |
| 2008 | If You Are the One | 非诚勿扰 | |
| 2009 | The Message | 风声 | |
| 2009 | Look for a Star | 游龙戏凤 | |
| 2009 | The Equation of Love and Death | 李米的猜想 | |
| 2009 | The Spring in The Winter | | |
| 2010 | Aftershock | 唐山大地震 | |
| 2010 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | 狄仁杰之通天帝国 | |
| 2012 | LOVE | 爱 | |
| 2012 | CZ12 | 十二生肖 | |
| 2012 | Taichi 0 | 太極：從零開始 | |
| 2012 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | 画皮II | |
| 2013 | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | 西遊·降魔篇 | |
| 2013 | Mr. Go | 大明猩 | |
| 2013 | Personal Tailor | 私人订制 | |
| 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | 狄仁傑之神都龍王 | |
| 2014 | Women Who Flirt | 撒娇女人最好命 | |
| 2015 | Lost and Love | 失孤 | |
| 2015 | Only You | 命中注定 | |
| 2015 | Mojin: The Lost Legend | 鬼吹灯之寻龙诀 | |
| 2015 | Dragon Blade | 天将雄师 | |
| 2015 | Mr. Six | 老炮儿 | |
| 2016 | The Boy | 灵偶契约 | |
| 2016 | Warcraft | 魔兽世界 | |
| 2016 | Free State of Jones | 烈火邊境 | |
| 2016 | The Wasted Times | 罗曼蒂克消亡史 | |
| 2016 | Hardcore Henry | 硬核大战 | |
| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen | 成长边缘 | |
| 2016 | Rock Dog | 摇滚藏獒 | |
| 2016 | Bad Moms | 坏妈妈 | |
| 2017 | The Space Between Us | 回到火星 | |
| 2017 | Revenge for Love | 瘋岳撬佳人 | Distribution |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | 英伦对决 | |
| 2017 | A Bad Moms Christmas | 阿姐響叮噹 | |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | 茉莉牌局 | |
| 2018 | Mile 22 | 22 英里 | |
| 2018 | Peppermint | 薄荷 | |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders | 快乐时光谋杀案 | |
| 2018 | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | 狄仁傑之四大天王 | |
| 2018 | Ash Is Purest White | 江湖儿女 | |
| 2018 | Mojin: The Worm Valley | 云南虫谷 | |
| 2019 | Radioactive | 放射性 | Uncredited |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | 21座桥梁 | |
| 2020 | The Eight Hundred | 八佰 | |
| 2021 | Rock Dog: Rock Around the World | | Direct-to-Video |
| 2021 | Extinct | | |
| 2022 | The 355 | | |
| 2022 | Moonfall | 月落 | |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | 炽热的武士 | Distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States and select countries (under Nickelodeon Movies) |
| 2022 | Rock Dog: Battle The Beat | | Direct-to-Video |
| | Thunder Agents | | |
| | untitled Horror film | | (co-production with Dark Castle Entertainment) |

## Talent agency

HBMC manages over 100 Chinese A-list celebrities of movie, music and TV. Zhou Xun, Angelababy, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei and Shu Qi have appeared in Huayi productions.