China Chinese Zodiac is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
十二生肖
“Twelve heads. Five continents. One man.”
Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.
Audience Engagement
735 audience reviews — more than 93% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among China films.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From JCE Movies
Action + Adventure in China
135 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Chinese Zodiac itself).
The 2011–2013 China Window
Chinese Zodiac holds position #47 of 96 China films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chinese Zodiac premiered alongside 29 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 49m runtime, production spent $440K per minute on screen and earned $1.6M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other China films in 2012.
The 311th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #648 of 946 China films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #202 of 319 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, French, Spanish, Russian |
| Production Companies | JCE Movies, Golden Harvest Company, Beijing Dragon Garden Culture & Art, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Jackie & JJ Production |
| Runtime | 1h 49m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1424310 |
| Official Site | hbpictures.ayomovie.com |