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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 8m runtime, production spent $461K per minute on screen and earned $6.4M per minute back.
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Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hi, Mom itself).
The 2020–2022 China Window
Hi, Mom holds position #72 of 181 China films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including Hi, Mom. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.
The 798th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
117 audience reviews — more than 79% of China films in our index.
Review volume (79th percentile) outruns trending popularity (61th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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 |