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.
Audience Engagement
271 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among China films.
Action + Drama in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Birth of the Dragon itself).
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 2016–2018 China Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 China release window, Birth of the Dragon sits at #191 of 224. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Birth of the Dragon premiered alongside 84 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $301K per minute on screen and earned $69K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other China films in 2017.
The 536th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
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 |