China 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.
The 2005–2007 China Window
58 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Curse of the Golden Flower sits at position #23.
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.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Curse of the Golden Flower premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 54m runtime, production spent $395K per minute on screen and earned $689K per minute back.
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 |