Assembly
2007 2h 3m movie Film China

Assembly

集结号

“Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized.”

Assembly is a China–Hong Kong and South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

集结号

“Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized.”

Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.

China × Hong Kong and South Korea Co-Production

China (lead)Hong KongSouth Korea

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other China×South Korea titles

Action + History in China

29 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Assembly itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Assembly. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2006–2008 China Window

Assembly holds position #18 of 56 China films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Hongmao and Lantu: Martial Arts Series
    #1

    Hongmao and Lantu: Martial Arts Series

    ★ 9.1 · 2006
  2. The Legend of Qin
    #2

    The Legend of Qin

    ★ 8.7 · 2007
  3. Ip Man
    #3

    Ip Man

    ★ 7.8 · 2008
  4. Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
    #4

    Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    ★ 7.8 · 2008
  5. Blind Mountain
    #5

    Blind Mountain

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  6. Please Vote for Me
    #6

    Please Vote for Me

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  7. Fearless
    #7

    Fearless

    ★ 7.5 · 2006
  8. The Secret of the Magic Gourd
    #8

    The Secret of the Magic Gourd

    ★ 7.4 · 2007

The 2000s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Assembly premiered alongside 21 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$16.0M
Budget
$34.8M
Revenue
$18.8M
Net Profit
2.2×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $130K per minute on screen and earned $283K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.

The 169th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

114
Reviews
78th
Review-volume percentile
66th
Popularity percentile

114 audience reviews — more than 78% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 66th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
114
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #380 of 946 China films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #103 of 319 (top 32%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong, South Korea
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English, Russian
Production CompaniesHuayi Brothers Media Corporation, Media Asia Films, Shanghai Film Group, MK Pictures, China Film Co-Production Corporation
Runtime2h 3m
Release DateOctober 9, 2007
IMDbtt0881200