China Curse of the Golden Flower is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
滿城盡帶黃金甲
“Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.”
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Audience Engagement
663 audience reviews — more than 92% of China films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (76th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Curse of the Golden Flower. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Action + Drama in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Curse of the Golden Flower itself).
The 2005–2007 China Window
Curse of the Golden Flower holds position #23 of 58 China films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Curse of the Golden Flower premiered alongside 16 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 54m runtime, production spent $395K per minute on screen and earned $689K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other China films in 2006.
The 151st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Curse of the Golden Flower, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 7th century · 5
- marriage crisis · 4
- secret society · 4
- heir to the throne · 4
- plan · 3
- royal family · 3
- battle for power · 2
- power struggle · 2
- empire · 1
- toxication · 1
- pomp · 1
- poisoning · 1
- betrayal · 28
- historical · 28
- forbidden love · 19
- swordplay · 16
- based on play or musical · 16
- tang dynasty · 9
- secret love · 8
- palace · 7
- poison · 6
- martial arts · 369
- china · 127
- fight · 60
- sword fight · 56
- period drama · 37
- wuxia · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #422 of 946 China films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #114 of 319 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., Elite Group Enterprises, Film Partner International, Sony Pictures Classics, Edko Films |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0473444 |
| Official Site | ent.sina.com.cn |