Music documentary Queen Rock Montreal was released in mainland China on 6 December, inspired by a previous success of Bohemian Rhapsody.
The iconic rock band Queen performs their best hits like “We Will Rock You, ” “Somebody To Love, ” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” in an unforgettable live concert, the documentary is directed by Saul Swimmer.
The event cinema concert type film was released by the state companies directly, with a very short turn around for marketing. If there was more time for its promotion, the box-office could have been higher. There is a huge fan base in China for Queen. Technical versions released included 2D, CINITY2D, CINITY LED2D, IMAX2D5.0, IMAX2D 12.0 (the original version).
Shanghai accumulated the most audience across the country and according to Maoyan Professional, 45.9% of the audience are self-identified men while 54.1% are women. 39.8% of the audience live in 2nd-tier City, 27.7% from the 4th-tier City, 19.6% from the 1st-tier City while 12.8% from the 3rd-tire City.
It has been rated 9.4/10 on Douban by cinephiles, and attracted over 4500 pieces of short review.
Feature image courtesy Netflix.
Also available for streaming now in the UK via Disney+.
