League of Gods
2016 2h 10m movie Film China

League of Gods

封神传奇

League of Gods is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

封神传奇

During the reign of King Zhou, an official enters his bedchamber, and is devoured by the monstrous tails of Daji, his concubine. Outside their city, several warriors within a metal wagon discuss their strategies to free the Invisible People and their Chief, when Jiang Ziya appears to them. He tells them that when King Zhou was younger, he let himself become possessed by the Black Dragon for his quest for power.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with League of Gods. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From China Star Entertainment

Action + Fantasy in China

90 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding League of Gods itself).

The 2015–2017 China Window

In the crowded 2015-2017 China release window, League of Gods sits at #158 of 191. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Nirvana in Fire
    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. Fights Break Sphere
    #2

    Fights Break Sphere

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  3. Burning Ice
    #3

    Burning Ice

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  4. Blue Planet II
    #4

    Blue Planet II

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  5. Day And Night
    #5

    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  6. The Advisors Alliance
    #6

    The Advisors Alliance

    ★ 8.5 · 2017
  7. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
    #7

    The Legend of the Condor Heroes

    ★ 8.5 · 2017
  8. Who's The Murderer
    #8

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when League of Gods premiered alongside 61 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$38.0M
Budget
$43.3M
Revenue
$5.3M
Net Profit
1.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 10m runtime, production spent $292K per minute on screen and earned $333K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.

The 451st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

110
Reviews
77th
Review-volume percentile
79th
Popularity percentile

110 audience reviews — more than 77% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on League of Gods, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • fox spirit · 3
  • imaginary kingdom · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • chinese · 17
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • superhero · 80
  • super power · 61

Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
110
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #831 of 946 China films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #274 of 319 (top 86%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesChina Star Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures
Runtime2h 10m
Release DateJuly 28, 2016
IMDbtt5481184
Official Siteleagueofgodsmovie.com

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