China Lighting Up the Stars returned 28.8× its production cost, earning $253.8M against a $8.8M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
人生大事
Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $79K per minute on screen and earned $2.3M per minute back.
Other Titles From Lian Ray Pictures
The 2021–2023 China Window
Lighting Up the Stars holds position #74 of 160 China films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lighting Up the Stars premiered alongside 41 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 41 other China films in 2022.
The 895th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 45% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #318 of 946 China films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #206 of 547 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Lian Ray Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | June 24, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt15801594 |