Lost in Thailand
2012 1h 45m movie Film China

Lost in Thailand

人再囧途之泰囧

“On a wild road trip, three men find inner peace in the city that never sleeps.”

Lost in Thailand returned 94.5× its production cost, earning $208.0M against a $2.2M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.

Synopsis

人再囧途之泰囧

“On a wild road trip, three men find inner peace in the city that never sleeps.”

Lost in Thailand is the story of two rival business managers, Xu and Bo, who are fighting over a revolutionary new in-house technology for control of their company. If Xu wins, his future will be secured. The critical task is to secure control over the shares of the chairman, who is at a retreat in Thailand. Xu catches the first plane to Bangkok, where he meets the happy-go-lucky Wang, an unexpected travel companion who will open his eyes to life's true priorities.

Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$2.2M
Budget
$208.0M
Revenue
$205.8M
Net Profit
94.5×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $21K per minute on screen and earned $2.0M per minute back.

China × Thailand Co-Production

China (lead)Thailand

Other China×Thailand titles

Other Titles From Enlight Pictures

Comedy + Adventure in China

39 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lost in Thailand itself).

The 2011–2013 China Window

Lost in Thailand holds position #31 of 96 China films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei
    #1

    The Legend of Luo Xiaohei

    ★ 9.3 · 2011
  2. A Bite of China
    #2

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012
  3. Empresses in the Palace
    #3

    Empresses in the Palace

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  4. Samsara
    #4

    Samsara

    ★ 8.1 · 2011
  5. First Time
    #5

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  6. The Flowers of War
    #6

    The Flowers of War

    ★ 7.5 · 2011
  7. Where the Trail Ends
    #7

    Where the Trail Ends

    ★ 7.5 · 2012
  8. Kuiba
    #8

    Kuiba

    ★ 7.5 · 2011

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lost in Thailand premiered alongside 29 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 29 other China films in 2012.

The 310th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

96
Reviews
76th
Review-volume percentile
52nd
Popularity percentile

96 audience reviews — more than 76% of China films in our index.

Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
96
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #584 of 946 China films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #120 of 214 (top 56%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Thailand
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English, Thai
Production CompaniesEnlight Pictures
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateDecember 12, 2012
IMDbtt2459022