After ten days of release, the film has earned US$32 million to date. During the opening weekend of its limited release in North America, Lost and Love earned an estimated US$85,000 from 24 locations. As of May 2015, the film have grossed a total US$34,180,000 in China, US$345,228 in Hong Kong, US$118,792 in Malaysia, US$14,787 in New Zealand, US$82,553 and US$188,817 in North America. Accolades Story of character prototype The character prototype of this film is Guo Gangtang. On September 21, 1997, his 2-year-old son was abducted by a woman surnamed Tang. After that, he spent all his time searching for his son. He rode a motorcycle to search for clues all over China. And in 2012 he founded a website to collect information of missing children. In 2015, this adaptation of his story was released. Guo Gangtang hoped to let his son know that he is being sought through this film. On July 11, 2021, Guo Gangtang informed the media that his son was found in Henan Province. After that, the police reported that they had cracked a case of kidnapping children, and after comparing the DNA information of the kidnapped child with the information of the missing child, it was confirmed that Guo Gangtang's son was found. After 24 years, the two finally met again. Some production staff, including Andy Lau, congratulated this. See also Andy Lau filmography Dearest (2014 film) — another film on child kidnapping in China References External links Films about missing people Chinese drama films Hong Kong drama films 2010s drama road movies 2010s Mandarin-language films Sichuanese-language films 2015 directorial debut films 2015 films Films about child abduction Drama films based on actual events Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner Films set in Fujian Films set in Jiangxi Films set in Wuhan Films set in Chongqing Films set in Chengdu Films shot in Fujian Films shot in Jiangxi Films shot in Wuhan Films shot in Chongqing Films shot in Chengdu Films set in 2014 2015 drama films 2010s Hong Kong films