Men in Black: International
2019 1h 55m movie Film China

Men in Black: International

“The universe is expanding”

Synopsis

“The universe is expanding”

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

Audience Engagement

4,478
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
92nd
Popularity percentile

4,478 audience reviews — more than 98% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among China films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Men in Black: International. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2018–2020 China Window

In the crowded 2018-2020 China release window, Men in Black: International sits at #190 of 219. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Untamed: Special Edition
    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
  2. Swallowed Star
    #2

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #3

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  4. Once Upon a Bite
    #4

    Once Upon a Bite

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  5. All Is Well
    #5

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  6. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #6

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020
  7. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #7

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020
  8. The Long Night
    #8

    The Long Night

    ★ 8.7 · 2020

The 2010s China Landscape

2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Men in Black: International. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$110.0M
Budget
$253.9M
Revenue
$143.9M
Net Profit
2.3×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $957K per minute on screen and earned $2.2M per minute back.

Comedy + Science Fiction in China

8 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Men in Black: International itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.

The 678th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Men in Black: International, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • secret organization · 4
  • brooklyn · 2
  • alien friendship · 2
  • sahara desert · 1
  • eiffel tower · 1
  • weapons trafficking · 1
  • marrakesh · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • alien invasion · 24
  • new york city · 23
  • england · 21
  • france · 19
  • london · 17
  • paris · 14
  • paris · 14
  • co-workers relationship · 9
  • buddy cop · 8
  • morocco · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • sequel · 143
  • based on comic · 58

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
4,478
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #747 of 946 China films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #154 of 214 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesFrench, English
Production CompaniesAmblin Entertainment, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Columbia Pictures, Tencent Pictures
Runtime1h 55m
Release DateJune 12, 2019
IMDbtt2283336
Official Sitewww.meninblack.com

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