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.
The 2014–2016 China Window
143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hardcore Henry sits at position #66.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hardcore Henry. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hardcore Henry premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 36m runtime, production spent $21K per minute on screen and earned $149K per minute back.
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 |