China Synopsis
“The Fight That Created The Legend”
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
The 2016–2018 China Window
224 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Birth of the Dragon sits at position #191.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Birth of the Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Birth of the Dragon premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $301K per minute on screen and earned $69K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #785 of 946 China films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #250 of 319 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Groundswell Productions, Kylin Pictures, WWE Studios, Good Universe |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | August 25, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt2720826 |