BEIJING, June 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bona Film Group Limited ("Bona" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BONA ), a leading film distributor and vertically integrated film company in China, today announced its tentative film slate through mid-2015:
| Tentative Release Date* | Title | Director |
| June 2014 | 12 Years A Slave | Steve McQueen |
| July 2014 | Non-Stop | Jaume Collet-Serra |
| July 2014 | My Geeky Nerdy Buddies (Formerly Titled Daydream Believer) | Yen-Ping Chu |
| July 2014 | Duckweed | Han Han |
| August 2014 | The White-Haired Witch | Jacob Cheung |
| August 2014 | Pompeii | Paul W.S. Anderson |
| September 2014 | The Grandmaster 3D (North America Version) | Wong Kar-wai |
| September 2014 | The Dead End (Formerly Titled Sunspot ) | Cao Bao Ping |
| October 2014 | Midnight Fantasy (Tentative Name) | Tian Meng Wai Man Yip Xuchu Xian |
| December 2014 | The Taking of Tiger Mountain | Tsui Hark |
| February 2015 | Bride Wars | Tony Chan |
| February 2015 | The Man from Macau 2 | Wong Jing |
| March 2015 | Insanity | Guangyao Li |
| April 2015 | Secret Treasure (Tentative Name) | Gordon Chan |
| May 2015 | I Am Somebody | Derek Yee |
| July 2015 | The Sword Master | Derek Yee |
*All release dates are tentatively planned and are not considered as official release dates. Each film's final release date depends on a number of factors including competitive strategy, market condition and government approval, among others.
"Bona has a strong and diversified slate of films tentatively scheduled for release through mid-2015, including films by Hong Kong directors, domestic films directed by and star local talents, and high quality foreign films, which demonstrates our commitment to delivering quality entertainment with stories and casts that resonates with audiences throughout China," said Mr. Yu Dong, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Bona. "We believe a number of these films in our slate offer the potential to be box office hits, and we have confidence that Bona will continue the strong box office growth rate of 2013 and hit a new record in 2014."
About Bona Film Group Limited
Bona Film Group Limited (Nasdaq: BONA ) is a leading film distributor in China, with an integrated business model encompassing film distribution, film production, film exhibition and talent representation. Bona distributes films to Greater China, Korea, Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe, invests and produces movies in a variety of genres, owns and operates twenty-two movie theaters and manages a range of talented and popular Chinese artists.
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