China Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon returned 12.6× its production cost, earning $213.5M against a $17.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
卧虎藏龍
“A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.”
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Audience Engagement
2,914 audience reviews — more than 97% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $142K per minute on screen and earned $1.8M per minute back.
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From China Film Co-Production Corporation
Adventure + Drama in China
64 China titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon itself).
The 1999–2001 China Window
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon holds position #6 of 20 China films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 4 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 142 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other China films in 2000.
The 75th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- villainess · 3
- bamboo · 3
- taskmaster · 2
- tavern fight · 2
- comb · 1
- historical · 28
- action hero · 25
- thief · 23
- fistfight · 14
- 18th century · 14
- female martial artist · 12
- mountain · 11
- warrior · 10
- tiger · 8
- flying · 7
- qing dynasty · 7
- theft · 6
- martial arts · 369
- based on novel or book · 288
- revenge · 210
- kung fu · 121
- sword fight · 56
- sword · 36
- wuxia · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #202 of 946 China films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #42 of 178 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | China Film Co-Production Corporation, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Good Machine, Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd., United China Vision |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | July 6, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0190332 |