China Synopsis
“The answers we seek are just outside our reach”
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
Audience Engagement
6,143 audience reviews — more than 99% of China films in our index.
Review volume (99th percentile) outruns trending popularity (69th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Science Fiction + Drama in China
11 China titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ad Astra itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
In the crowded 2018-2020 China release window, Ad Astra sits at #181 of 219. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Ad Astra. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $711K per minute on screen and earned $1.0M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 703rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ad Astra, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- near future · 4
- planet mars · 3
- moon colony · 1
- solar system · 1
- planet neptune · 1
- space walk · 1
- father son relationship · 26
- astronaut · 8
- moon · 6
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #683 of 946 China films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Science Fiction productions specifically: #25 of 41 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Brazil, China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Norwegian |
| Production Companies | New Regency Productions, MadRiver Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, RT Features, Bona Film Group |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | September 17, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt2935510 |
| Official Site | www.foxmovies.com |