China Hi, Mom returned 13.9× its production cost, earning $822.0M against a $59.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
你好，李焕英
Devastated after her mom's serious accident and grief-stricken because she hasn't become the daughter she wanted to be for her mother, Jia Xiaoling finds herself transported back in time to the year 1981, where she meets her young mother before she was her mom.
The 2020–2022 China Window
181 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hi, Mom sits at position #72.
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The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hi, Mom premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 8m runtime, production spent $461K per minute on screen and earned $6.4M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #273 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #176 of 547 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Alibaba Pictures Group, Tianjin Maoyan Media, Beijing Big Bowl Entertainment Culture Media, Beijing Jingxi Culture and Tourism, Beijing Cheering Times Culture & Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | February 12, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt13364790 |