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.
The 1999–2001 China Window
20 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sits at position #6.
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
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $142K per minute on screen and earned $1.8M per minute back.
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 |