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.
The 2012–2014 China Window
93 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Finding Mr. Right sits at position #37.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Finding Mr. Right premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $40K per minute on screen and earned $661K per minute back.
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 |