China Mojin: The Lost Legend returned 7.5× its production cost, earning $278.3M against a $37.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
寻龙诀
At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret…
The 2014–2016 China Window
143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mojin: The Lost Legend sits at position #72.
Other Titles From Beijing Enlight Pictures
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mojin: The Lost Legend premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 7m runtime, production spent $291K per minute on screen and earned $2.2M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #615 of 946 China films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #192 of 319 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Enlight Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | December 18, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4276752 |