:The Wandering Earth

In the year 2078, an anomalously expanding red giant Sun threatens to engulf the Earth within 100 years. Under a world government, humanity has constructed 12,000 enormous fusion-powered "Earth Engines" to thrust Earth out of the Solar System. Before his mission aboard the Navigation Platform International Space Station, Chinese astronaut Liu Peiqiang leaves his son Qi in the care of his father-in-law Han Zi'ang. Half of humanity, mostly chosen by lottery, moves underground; the others die from the cold and cataclysms resulting from the halt of the Earth's rotation as the planet is thrust out of its orbit around the Sun.

Seventeen years later, Peiqiang is about to return to Earth after the Chinese New Year. Qi, now an adult, obtains fake IDs and stolen thermal suits from criminal gangs and uses his grandfather's clearance pass to bring his foster sister, Han Duoduo, to tour the surface. Both are arrested at a checkpoint and meet another prisoner, Tim. Zi'ang is also arrested as he attempts to bribe for his grandchildren's release. As Earth approaches its gravity assist around Jupiter, a gravitation spike from Jupiter causes devastating earthquakes that disable many Earth Engines and sets the planet on a collision course with Jupiter.

The four escape in the collapse and attempt to make their way to another underground city, but their truck is requisitioned for an emergency mission led by Captain Wang Lei to transport a Lighter Core to restart an Earth Engine in Hangzhou. In the frozen ruins of Shanghai, they lose their vehicle while transporting the component up the ruins of the Shanghai Tower, where Han Zi'ang freezes to death. After confronting the other rescue team members, Liu, Tim and Han Duoduo abandon the mission. The trio come upon a crashed cargo plane with an intact vehicle, where the surviving engineer aboard, Li Yiyi, eventually convinces them to transport another Lighter Core to repair the Earth Engine in Sulawesi, reconciling with the other members on the way.

Aboard the space station, Peiqiang discovers that MOSS, the station's computer commander, has decided to abandon Earth and repurpose the station as an interstellar ark to seed a new planet with Earth's biosphere. Breaking out of forced hibernation, he is joined by fellow Russian cosmonaut Maxim Makarov, whom MOSS awakens to stop Liu. While spacewalking, Makarov is killed by the spacecraft's automated security measures. Liu enters the control room, but his attempts to override the evacuation procedures are revoked. Qi's group arrives at the Sulawesi Supply Depot to find that, while most engines around the planet have been restored, the combined thrust is insufficient to divert Earth's trajectory as it approaches Jupiter's Roche limit. MOSS broadcasts a final message to the world, but Peiqiang refuses to follow the computer's instructions.

As Jupiter begins to siphon Earth's atmosphere, Qi proposes to ignite the oxygenated mixture of the two planets gases, which will cause a shockwave to knock Earth back into its regular path away from Jupiter. Yiyi configures the Sulawesi engine to fire a plasma beam tall enough to ignite Jupiter, but the group is unable to push the firing pin and ignite the engine. Contacted by Duoduo, Peiqiang is able to persuade the UEG to use its communication channels to call assistance for the party at Sulawesi despite MOSS' doubts. While other rescue parties manage to ignite multiple engines, they are unable to ignite the hydrogen. After starting a fire to disable MOSS, Peiqiang pilots the space station into the plasma jet, tearfully apologizing to his son for breaking his promise to return before sacrificing himself to ignite the mix of atmospheres. The subsequent explosion narrowly saves Earth from destruction.

Three years later, Qi, Duoduo, and Yiyi work as truck operators, as Earth continues towards the Alpha Centauri star system.

{{castlist|

• Wu Jing as Liu Peiqiang ({{lang|zh|刘培强}})
• Qu Chuxiao as Liu Qi ({{lang|zh|刘启}})
• Li Guangjie as Captain Wang Lei ({{lang|zh|王磊}})
• Ng Man-tat as Han Zi'ang ({{lang|zh|韩子昂}})
• Zhao Jinmai as Han Duoduo ({{lang|zh|韩朵朵}})
• Arkady Sharogradsky as Makarov
• Mike Sui as Tim
• Qu Jingjing as Zhou Qian ({{lang|zh|周倩}})
• Zhang Yichi as Li Yiyi ({{lang|zh|李一一}})
• Yang Haoyu as He Lianke ({{lang|zh|何连科}})
• Li Hongchen as Zhang Xiaoqiang ({{lang|zh|张小强}})
• Yang Yi as Yang Jie ({{lang|zh|杨捷}})
• Jiang Zhigang as Zhao Zhigang ({{lang|zh|赵志刚}})
• Zhang Huan as Huang Ming ({{lang|zh|黄明}})
• Lei Jiayin as Yi Ge

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{{quote box|quote="China's film market cannot always be filled with European and American science fiction films. Filling the gap is a gamble, but China cannot remain absent."|source=——Producer of the film The Wandering Earth and then Chairman of China Film Co., Ltd. [La Peikang]，China Film Journal，15 February 2019{{Cite web|title=Weibo of China Film Journal |url=https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404340047007628896|accessdate=2019-02-15|author=|date=2019-02-15|format=|publisher=|language=}}|align=right|salign=right|width=30%}}

In 2012, China Film Group bought the rights to three of Liu Cixin's best-known science fiction novels, The Wandering Earth, Supernova Era and The Micro-Era.{{cite web|date=2019-02-18|title=《流浪地球》到底花了多少钱拍成？ 专访中影喇培康：拍摄确实超支但在合理范围|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/02/18/1589150.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122153159/http://news.mtime.com/2019/02/18/1589150.html|archive-date=2020-01-22|website=时光网|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2019-02-18|url-status=live}} The plan to turn The Wandering Earth into a film was first announced at China Film Group's 2014 film project promotion conference, which estimated the production cost would be $50 million.{{cite web|date=2014-11-21|title=刘慈欣又有三部科幻将拍大电影 最高投资近4亿 现身演讲："不跟《星际穿越》比"|url=http://news.mtime.com/2014/11/21/1534286.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092110/http://news.mtime.com/2014/11/21/1534286.html|archive-date=2018-11-03|website=时光网|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2018-11-02|url-status=live}} In the middle of 2015, China Film Production Branch found Frant Gwo, to discuss the cooperation intention. Gwo replied that he was particularly interested in making science fiction films, but Supernova Era and The Micro-Age were technically more demanding and set in a more distant time, Frant Gwo chose The Wandering Earth. He thinks the technical extension of "The Wandering Earth" makes it easy to empathize with viewers.{{cite web|author=戴天文|date=2019-02-03|title=【专访】《流浪地球》导演郭帆：我们的科幻片还是小学生，一片蛮荒有待耕耘|url=https://www.jiemian.com/article/2845636.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015052/https://www.jiemian.com/article/2845636.html|archive-date=2019-02-07|website=界面新闻|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2019-02-04|url-status=dead}} Frant Gwo was a big fan of the science fiction genre and was first influenced by James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day which inspired him to become a director in the genre. He spent the following years studying the genre to direct a science fiction film.{{cite web|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=20 February 2019|title='Wandering Earth' Director on Making China's First Sci-Fi Blockbuster|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wandering-earth-director-making-chinas-first-sci-fi-blockbuster-1187681|access-date=21 February 2019|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}} In the middle of July 2016, The Wandering Earth was officially approved in the script filing of National Radio and Television Administration,{{cite web|date=2016-08-05|title=国家新闻出版广电总局电影局关于2016年07月（中旬）全国电影剧本（梗概）备案、立项公示的通知|url=http://dy.chinasarft.gov.cn/shanty.deploy/blueprint.nsp?id=0156590e02e73fcf402881a65139fdb6&templateId=0129f8148f650065402881cd29f7df33|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103042344/http://dy.chinasarft.gov.cn/shanty.deploy/blueprint.nsp?id=0156590e02e73fcf402881a65139fdb6&templateId=0129f8148f650065402881cd29f7df33|archive-date=2018-11-03|website=国家新闻出版广电总局|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2018-11-02|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author1=国家新闻出版广电总局|date=2016-08-05|title=电影拍摄制作备案公示表|url=http://dy.chinasarft.gov.cn/shanty.deploy/blueprint.nsp?id=01565911264b4254402881a65139fdb6&templateId=012a2e051030004740284c812a2d62df|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215160133/http://dy.chinasarft.gov.cn/shanty.deploy/blueprint.nsp?id=01565911264b4254402881a65139fdb6&templateId=012a2e051030004740284c812a2d62df|archive-date=2019-02-15|website=国家新闻出版广电总局电影电子政务平台|accessdate=2019-02-15|url-status=live}} and confirmed by Frant Gwo to direct.{{cite web|date=2016-08-05|title="同桌的你"导演将拍刘慈欣《流浪地球》 综艺大电影还没完？《欢乐喜剧人》电影立项|url=http://news.mtime.com/2016/08/05/1558283.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103135746/http://news.mtime.com/2016/08/05/1558283.html|archive-date=2018-11-03|website=时光网|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2018-11-02|url-status=live}}

In the pre-production stage, Frant Gwo first considered the center of gravity of the movie and the relationship with the original. Considering that "[from] the novel we can choose different perspectives, such as Liu Cixin often chooses God's perspective, the perspective of the universe, the timeline is very grand, crossing thousands of years. But the movie is hard to express this, If the movie spends two hours to express the detailed world view, it will become a scientific film." He believed that the film could only take the novel story as the background, and must focus on the characters and emotions of the story. Based on this, the crew began to consider which part of the original book would be more suitable for the film background. For this Frant Gwo emphasizes that for "the presentation of the movie needs, you must find a comparison that makes the audience feel very interesting, or can have a visual impact." In the end he decided to use Jupiter's accelerating gravity to precipitate the Earth into crisis, and for humans to use solidarity and wisdom to protect it as the setting, and to completely adapt the story, which is only about five paragraphs in the original book. Jupiter was chosen precisely for its visual impact: Earth is huge for humans, but becomes very small and fragile when compared with Jupiter, which is more than 1,300 times larger.

After confirming Jupiter's background the crew began to consider a world view, which was the most difficult part of Kuo Fan's preparatory work. The whole world outlook of the set took about eight months, from the social aspect of politics, economics, culture, education, entertainment, and food production, to natural levels of physical environment change in the Earth, how to escape the sun, the cast, and the relationship between all of these relevant aspects. In order to establish a rigorous setting, Gwo invited 4 scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to act as consultants.{{cite web|date=2017-05-31|title=刘慈欣又一科幻神作将搬上银幕 《流浪地球》青岛开机 《同桌的你》导演执导|url=http://news.mtime.com/2017/05/31/1569801.html|access-date=2019-01-19|website=Mtime|language=zh-hans|archive-date=2018-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131144/http://news.mtime.com/2017/05/31/1569801.html|url-status=dead}}

The crew also chronicled one hundred years of history, including the big events since 2017, to connect the real world and the movie world.

The film's 3,000 concept maps and more than 8,000 sub-mirrors were created by a conceptual art team of 300 people over a period of 15 months.{{cite web|date=2018-11-14|title="做科幻电影不仅仅是没有钱这么简单" 《流浪地球》曝科幻特辑 揭秘筹拍四年幕后|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/11/14/1586116.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100512/http://news.mtime.com/2018/11/14/1586116.html|archive-date=2018-11-14|website=Mtime|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2018-11-14|url-status=dead}}

In 2017 Beijing Culture partnered with the project to complete the film, together with China Film Group as the main producer of the film.{{cite web|date=2019-02-15|title=中影股份董事长喇培康：拍《流浪地球》是场冒险，更是责任|url=https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404340047007628896#_0|website=微博|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2019-02-15}} The Wandering Earth is the first film that is based on a novel written by Liu Cixin.{{cite web|author=戴天文|date=2019-02-03|title=【专访】《流浪地球》导演郭帆：我们的科幻片还是小学生，一片蛮荒有待耕耘|url=https://www.jiemian.com/article/2845636.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015052/https://www.jiemian.com/article/2845636.html|archive-date=2019-02-07|website=界面新闻|language=zh-hans|accessdate=2019-02-04}}

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Principal photography started on 26 May 2017, in Qingdao, a seaside city on north China's Shandong province,{{cite web|date=2017-05-31|title=刘慈欣又一科幻神作将搬上银幕 《流浪地球》青岛开机 《同桌的你》导演执导|url=http://news.mtime.com/2017/05/31/1569801.html|accessdate=2019-01-19|website=Mtime|language=zh-hans|archive-date=2018-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131144/http://news.mtime.com/2017/05/31/1569801.html|url-status=dead}} and wrapped on 27 September 2017.{{cite web|author=巴塞电影 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/195170546_461884 |title=两部重头戏同一天杀青，明年国产片要有大动静 |website=Sohu |date=2017-09-28 |language=zh-hans |access-date= 2019-01-19}} The crew of The Wandering Earth arrived at CMM in 2017, before the park was complete, and stayed for nearly a year, using eight sound stages. Weta Workshop made the film's spacesuits, exoskeletons and weaponry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/voices/audio/2018652524/sam-gao-s-middle-earth-wandering-earth-and-weta|title=Sam Gao's Middle Earth, Wandering Earth and WETA|date=2018-07-06|website=Radio New Zealand|language=en-nz|access-date=2019-01-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wetaworkshop.com/projects/|title=Weta Workshop Movie and TV projects » Weta Workshop|website=www.wetaworkshop.com|access-date=2019-02-02}}

Wu Jing was asked by Frant Gwo to play a cameo role in the film, but was later cast in a leading role. When he was told that the production had run into financial trouble, he gave up his remuneration and invested in the film to help it continue, for which he was given special thanks in the credits of the film.{{cite news|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2019-01/30/content_74426208.htm|title='The Wandering Earth' to usher in new era of Chinese sci-fi|author=Zhang Rui|website=www.china.org.cn|date=2019-01-30|access-date=2019-03-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dramapanda.com/2019/02/jacky-wu-strikes-gold-again-with.html|title=Jacky Wu Strikes Gold Again With The Wandering Earth|website=Drama Panda|date=2019-02-08|access-date=2019-03-12}} Due to the financial difficulties, there was a limited remuneration budget, and the salary for the lead actor Qu Chuxiao was around 100,000 yuan (US$15,000).{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20190224/20190224A0WIOI.html|title=《流浪地球》主演片酬曝光，男主屈楚萧10万，女主赵今麦仅5万

|website=Tencent|date=2019-02-24|access-date=2019-09-16}}

The visual effects of the film were made by Base FX, Bottleship VFX, Dexter Studios, Macrograph, More VFX, Pixomondo and Black Nomad.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

Liu Cixin, the author of the original novella, said to China Central Television, "Chinese studios have no interest to invest in sci-fi films. US sci-fi film audiences have trust but this trust between audiences and China's sci-fi movies doesn't exist yet and this is the main difference between Chinese and US sci-fi films...It is a challenge because this trust must build between producers, investors, and the audience until people have faith in a Chinese sci-fi movie."

The film's music was composed by Roc Chen ({{zh|阿鯤|labels=no}}),Mtime.com.[http://movie.mtime.com/218707/fullcredits.html Full Credits of The Wandering Earth]. Retrieved 2019-03-03 and Liu Tao ({{zh|刘韬|labels=no}}) as an additional composer.{{Citation |title=The Wandering Earth (2019) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7605074/fullcredits |access-date=2019-03-05 }} The film's music was performed by the British Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Roc Chen at the Abbey Road Studios.

On 25 December 2018, the first official trailer for the film was released at the China Aerospace Museum in Beijing along with a teaser poster.{{cite news|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/10/25/1585486.html|title=国产科幻《流浪地球》曝预告定档大年初一吴京"成了是英雄死了是烈士" 作者刘慈欣站台 |work=Mtime|date=2018-10-25|access-date=2019-02-02|language=zh-hans}}

On 30 January 2019, Beijing-based distributor China Media Capital (CMC Pictures) announced that it has secured the international rights and is planning a sizable North American release on 8 February. The company will open the film in 22 cities in the U.S. and 3 in Canada, throughout Australia and New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chinese-sci-fi-movie-wandering-earth-get-us-release-1181473|title=China's First Big-Budget Sci-Fi Movie 'The Wandering Earth' to Get U.S. Release (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2019-01-30|access-date=2019-02-01}} The movie released in U.S. theaters with IMAX 3D during the first week.

On 20 February 2019, it was announced that Netflix acquired the distribution rights to stream the film internationally. The film was expected to be available to stream globally on Netflix, outside of China, on 30 April 2019,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/netflix-the-wandering-earth-global-svod-rights-outside-china-box-office-1202561651/|title=Netflix Lands 'The Wandering Earth'; Sci-Fi Smash Is #2 Movie Ever In China At $600M+|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=21 February 2019|date=20 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81067760|title=The Wandering Earth. Netflix|website=Netflix |access-date=17 April 2019}} however the film was later promoted on the Netflix Facebook page as being released on 6 May 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NetflixSG/videos/424295008331860/|title=The Wandering Earth. Netflix|website=Facebook |access-date=30 April 2019}}

The Wandering Earth was released over the Chinese New Year holiday season, and earned more than {{CNY|2 billion}} (£232{{nbsp}}million) in 6 days, setting a new record for a Chinese film.{{cite news |last1=Kuo |first1=Lily |title=China challenges Hollywood with own sci-fi blockbuster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/china-first-blockbuster-sci-fi-film-wandering-earth |access-date=13 February 2019 |agency=The Guardian |work=The Guardian |date=11 February 2019}}{{cite news |title=This Chinese movie has earned 2 billion yuan in just 6 days |url=https://filmindustry.network/this-chinese-movie-has-earned-2-billion-yuan-in-just-6-days/34007 |publisher=Film Industry Network |date=February 11, 2019}} It also set the record for the highest-grossing Chinese film on IMAX.{{cite news |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |title='The Wandering Earth' Hurtles To $298M At Chinese New Year Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/chinese-new-year-box-office-2019-records-crazy-alien-wandering-earth-pegasus-new-king-of-comedy-peppa-pig-1202549958/ |access-date=7 March 2019 |work=Deadline |date=10 February 2019}} Second weekend box office dropped 53%, on par with all other currently playing films post Chinese holiday season, as expected.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/02/15/box-office-wandering-earth-drops-53-but-nears-500m-in-china/|title=Box Office: 'Wandering Earth' Drops 53% But Tops $500M In China|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|website=Forbes|access-date=2019-02-16}} The film's total gross in China stands at {{CNY|4.655 billion}}.{{cite web|title=流浪地球 - 猫眼电影|url=https://maoyan.com/films/248906|website=猫眼电影|access-date=2019-06-16}}

On release, it topped the worldwide box office with a 3-day opening weekend gross of $172,718,000, and had a 6-day opening gross of $289,090,290.{{cite news |title=Comscore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of February 10, 2019 |url=https://ir.comscore.com/news-releases/news-release-details/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-152 |access-date=24 February 2019 |work=Comscore |date=10 February 2019}} The film has grossed $693,371,204 in China, $5,875,487 in North America, and $1,575,366 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $699,992,512.{{cite web |title=The Wandering Earth (2019)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7605074/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=7 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=The Wandering Earth (2019) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Liu-Lang-Di-Qiu-(China)-(2019)#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=9 April 2019}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Wandering Earth{{'}}s story won't win many points for originality, but this sci-fi epic earns its thrills with exciting set pieces and dazzling special effects."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wandering_earth|title=The Wandering Earth|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} On Metacritic the film has an average score of 57/100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-wandering-earth |title=The Wandering Earth Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=2019-05-27}}

The film received a generally positive reception in China. Several state-run media publications have given the film a positive review.{{cite news |last=Zhang|first=Yan|date=2019-02-12|title=《流浪地球》何以动人|url=http://epaper.gmw.cn/gmrb/html/2019-02/12/nw.D110000gmrb_20190212_5-02.htm|language=zh-cn|work=Guangming Daily|access-date=2019-02-13}} Zhong Sheng in the People's Daily writes that the film is "not superheroes saving the world but mankind changing their destiny together."{{cite news |date=2019-02-14|title=《流浪地球》折射源自现实的未来感|url=http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2019-02/14/nw.D110000renmrb_20190214_1-03.htm|language=zh-cn|work=People's Daily|access-date=2019-02-15}}

Tasha Robinson of The Verge describes the film as "rich, gorgeous, and goofy".{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/9/18218479/the-wandering-earth-review-film-china-first-science-fiction-blockbuster-cixin-liu-gravity-the-core|title=China's blockbuster The Wandering Earth is rich, gorgeous, and goofy|last=Robinson|first=Tasha|date=2019-02-09|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-02-13}} Travis Johnson, of Flicks.com.au gave the film 4/5 stars and, whilst criticizing the film for its lack of character development, praised the visuals and said it might be the best science fiction film of 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.flicks.com.au/reviews/chinese-blockbuster-the-wandering-earth-might-be-the-best-sci-fi-movie-of-2019|title=Chinese blockbuster The Wandering Earth might be the best sci-fi movie of 2019|last=Johnson|first=Travis|date=2019-02-08|website=Flicks.com.au|access-date=2019-02-13}} Ben Kenigsberg in The New York Times wrote that the film is "as awash in murky computer imagery, stupefying exposition and manipulative sentimentality as the average Hollywood tentpole", but that it proved that the Chinese film industry "can hold its own at the multiplex."{{cite news |date=2019-02-17|title='The Wandering Earth' Review: Planetary Disaster Goes Global|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/movies/the-wandering-earth-review.html|work=New York Times|access-date=2019-02-18}} Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3.5/4 stars, saying that the experience was "visually dynamic, emotionally engaging".{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-wandering-earth-2019 |title = The Wandering Earth Movie Review (2019)|last=Abrams |first=Simon|website=RogerEbert.com|date=February 15, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019}}

Zhuoyi Wang, an associate professor at Hamilton College, lauded the film's attempt in presenting a unifying view of humanity that imagines humans from diverse backgrounds coming together to save the earth from a disaster. In contrast, the film's Hollywood counterparts often feature a group of individuals from a single country or a single social class. Despite its attempted departure from the exclusionist individualism prevalent in Hollywood, The Wandering Earth has nevertheless received support from Chinese state media for nationalist reasons, leading many to dismiss it as an instrument of Chinese propaganda or a Hollywood clone.{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Zhuoyi|date=2021-03-01|title=Between the World Ship and the Spaceship: Planetarianism, Hollywood, Nationalism, and the Iceberg-Shaped Story of The Wandering Earth|journal=Prism|volume=18|issue=1|doi=10.1215/25783491-8922249|doi-access=free}}

On Douban, during the initial release, the movie had a 8.5 rating; then suddenly fell to 7.9 as of the early morning of February 23 in China. It was claimed some reviewers were offered money for posting negative reviews on the rating platform. Douban banned nearly 50 users for violating guidelines and thousands of comments were removed.{{cite news |last=Chen |first=Laurie |date=2019-02-13|title=Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth attacked by trolls in one-star wars|url= https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2186018/chinese-sci-fi-blockbuster-wandering-earth-attacked-trolls-one |work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2019-02-13}} The rating finally stabilized at 7.9. Some commenters, specifically on Douban, who gave the film negative reviews were accused to be in bad faith or trolling,{{cite web |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2965683|title=关于《流浪地球》的喧哗声：让人类保持理智真的很难|last=Zeng|first=Yuli|date=2019-02-09|website=The Paper|access-date=2019-02-13|language=zh}} but the accusations are disputed.{{cite news|last=Yuqi|first=Hu|date=2019-02-13|title=《流浪地球》再好 也要经得起批评|url=http://bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2019-02/13/content_5360871.htm|language=zh-cn|work=Beijing Daily|access-date=2019-02-14|archive-date=2019-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218145355/http://bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2019-02/13/content_5360871.htm|url-status=dead}}

Li Guangjie won the Golden Angel for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 15th Chinese American Film Festival in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://cafilmfestival.org/en/2019-golden-angel-award/|title=2019 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD|last=Gui|first=Ming|website=Chinese American Film Festival |access-date=2020-03-08}}

The film won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture and Best Sound for 2019.{{Cite web|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=2019-11-23|title='The Wandering Earth' Triumphs At China's Golden Rooster Awards|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-wandering-earth-triumphs-chinas-golden-rooster-awards-1202793805/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} It also won the Golden Oak Award for Best Film in New York City.{{Cite web|date=29 October 2019|title=Chinese blockbuster "The Wandering Earth" wins Golden Oak Award in NYC|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/29/c_138512602.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221114430/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/29/c_138512602.htm|archive-date=December 21, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.xinhuanet.com}}

A prequel, The Wandering Earth 2, starring Andy Lau was announced for 2023 and began production in October 2021.{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Rebecca |title='The Wandering Earth' Sequel Sets Chinese New Year 2023 Release Date |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-wandering-earth-sequel-release-date-frant-gwo-1234843937/ |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Variety |date=2 December 2020}} The film was released on 22 January 2023.{{Cite web |last=Hassenger |first=Jesse |date=2023-01-21 |title=The Wandering Earth II takes a sci-fi blockbuster in a dark direction |url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23564389/the-wandering-earth-ii-review-sci-fi-blockbuster-china-prequel |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}

• Sun in culture
• Moving Earth, the idea of physically moving Earth from one place to another.
• A World Out of Time, a novel by Larry Niven that also features an interaction between the Earth and Jupiter in an attempt to escape an expanding Sun

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