China Synopsis
2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式
“One World One Dream”
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2007–2009 China Window
Among 63 China films we catalog from this window, Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony premiered alongside 16 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other China films in 2008.
The 182nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 52% of China films in our index.
Review volume (52th percentile) outruns trending popularity (17th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- olympic games · 4
- ceremony · 1
- opening ceremony · 1
- beijing · 13
- china · 127
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #121 of 946 China films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #12 of 52 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Olympic Broadcasting Services, CCTV |
| Runtime | 4h 0m |
| Release Date | August 8, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1522814 |