​CHINA’S tear－jerker film “Hi， Mom” has overtaken U．S． fantasy “Wonder Woman” to become the world’s top－grossing film ever from a female director． The directorial debut of comedian Jia Ling saw its box office reach 5．39 billion yuan （US＄823 million） as of Thursday and surpass that of the 2017 superhero film from Patty Jenkins， according to the China Movie Data Information Network． It is currently the top earner of this year in China， as well as globally， and is the secondhighest grossing film in China’s box office， outshone only by the 2017 Chinese action－adventure film “Wolf Warrior 2” that raked in a total of 5．69 billion yuan． “Hi， Mom” stars Jia as a devoted daughter who， deeply saddened by her mother’s accidental death， finds herself transported back to 1981． Then she meets her mother and attempts to improve her fate using ideas from the future． The comedy， which Jia described as a tribute to her real－life mother who passed away tragically around two decades ago， sparked social media posts contemplating motherdaughter affection， with netizens sharing old photos of their own mothers at a young age． The movie will be released in North America， Japan， Spain， Britain and other countries and regions this weekend， according to its producers． （Xinhua）