Musings!

A scene from ASTERIX & OBELIX: THE MIDDLE KINGDOM (2023) 

This movie was released in February of this year. The reception in France and elsewhere has been lukewarm if not indifferent. The movie cost over $70 million and has only made $42 million up to now. This is the 5th live action Asterix and Obelix movie. As the previous productions, it's non-stop CGI effects. It has a 4.9 rating (out of 10) at IMDb. Looks like a flop. These Asterix & Obelix films have been wildly uneven. It's also the first story not based on a previously published book. The movie was made specifically for the Chinese market in mind but the movie hasn't been released in China yet. The director and French president Emmanuel Macron went to China to pitch the movie!