China Finding Mr. Right returned 16.7× its production cost, earning $81.4M against a $4.9M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
北京遇上西雅圖
Tang Wei plays Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend. When Jiajia got pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born an American citizen. While waiting for the baby’s arrival, Jiajia loses contact with her boyfriend and suddenly finds that she is unable to make end meets. At this point, she meets Frank, played by Wu Xiubo, who offers help and makes her think twice about who her Mr. Right really is.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $40K per minute on screen and earned $661K per minute back.
Comedy + Romance in China
44 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Finding Mr. Right itself).
The 2012–2014 China Window
Finding Mr. Right holds position #37 of 93 China films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Finding Mr. Right premiered in 2013 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 26 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 515 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other China films in 2013.
The 318th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
87 audience reviews — more than 75% of China films in our index.
Review volume (75th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #585 of 946 China films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #121 of 214 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | March 20, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2169322 |