Blockers
2018 1h 42m movie Film China

Blockers

“Teens out to have fun. Parents out to stop it.”

Blockers is a China–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“Teens out to have fun. Parents out to stop it.”

When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.

Audience Engagement

1,859
Reviews
96th
Review-volume percentile
86th
Popularity percentile

1,859 audience reviews — more than 96% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among China films.

China × Japan Co-Production

China (lead)Japan

Other China×Japan titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 2017–2019 China Window

Blockers holds position #167 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Untamed: Special Edition
    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
  2. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #2

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  3. Once Upon a Bite
    #3

    Once Upon a Bite

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  4. All Is Well
    #4

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  5. Fights Break Sphere
    #5

    Fights Break Sphere

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  6. Burning Ice
    #6

    Burning Ice

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  7. Blue Planet II
    #7

    Blue Planet II

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  8. Day And Night
    #8

    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blockers premiered alongside 76 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$21.0M
Budget
$94.0M
Revenue
$73.0M
Net Profit
4.5×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $206K per minute on screen and earned $922K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.

The 580th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Blockers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • teenage sexuality · 5
  • teenager · 5
  • loss of virginity · 4
  • teen comedy · 3
  • house party · 1
  • prom · 1
  • prom night · 1
  • mid-life crisis · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • teenage girl · 22
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • woman director · 246
  • parent child relationship · 46

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
1,859
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #612 of 946 China films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #127 of 214 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Japan, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesHurwitz & Schlossberg Productions, Good Universe, DMG Entertainment, Point Grey Pictures, Universal Pictures
Runtime1h 42m
Release DateMarch 14, 2018
IMDbtt2531344
Official Sitewww.uphe.com

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