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
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.
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
★ 8.2 · Japan
2 sharedMy Hero Academia: Two Heroes
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedHUGtto! Precure x Futari wa Precure: All Stars Memories
★ 6.3 · Japan
2 sharedMasked Rider RYUKI Episode Final
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedKamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever
★ 5.8 · Japan
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.
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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
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 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.
- fox spirit · 3
- imaginary kingdom · 1
- chinese · 17
- superhero · 80
- super power · 61
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | China Star Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 28, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5481184 |
| Official Site | leagueofgodsmovie.com |























