China Hardcore Henry returned 7.2× its production cost, earning $14.3M against a $2.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“First they made him dangerous. Then they made him mad.”
Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore Henry takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.
Audience Engagement
2,211 audience reviews — more than 96% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 36m runtime, production spent $21K per minute on screen and earned $149K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hardcore Henry. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in China
135 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hardcore Henry itself).
The 2014–2016 China Window
Hardcore Henry holds position #66 of 143 China films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hardcore Henry premiered alongside 43 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.
The 402nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hardcore Henry, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- terrorist group · 2
- russia · 2
- first person view · 2
- experimental film · 2
- levitation · 1
- moscow · 1
- cyborg · 28
- good versus evil · 9
- martial arts · 369
- murder · 155
- gore · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #578 of 946 China films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #175 of 319 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Russia, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Russian |
| Production Companies | Bazelevs Production, Versus Pictures, STX Films, Huayi Brothers Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | September 12, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3072482 |
| Official Site | stxmovies.com |