China Big Shot's Funeral is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
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Yankie director Don Tyler faces mounting insecurity and declining health while on location in Beijing, so his assistant hires down-and-out camerman YoYo to take the reins. Scrambling, studio boss sells the sagging picture to a Japanese media company. But YoYo is determined to upstage the whole production by granting the director's wish to have a grand "comedy funeral". To raise the money for it, he auctions off advertising and sponsorships for the funeral to companies around the world. But wait…is Don getting better?
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
The 2000–2002 China Window
In the crowded 2000-2002 China release window, Big Shot's Funeral sits at #20 of 28. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Big Shot's Funeral premiered alongside 10 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other China films in 2001.
The 88th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 60% of China films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (28th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #627 of 946 China films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #133 of 214 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Columbia Pictures, Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | December 21, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0287934 |