China Monkey King: Hero Is Back returned 15.0× its production cost, earning $150.0M against a $10.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
西游记之大圣归来
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.
The 2014–2016 China Window
143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Monkey King: Hero Is Back sits at position #31.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Monkey King: Hero Is Back. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Monkey King: Hero Is Back premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 29m runtime, production spent $112K per minute on screen and earned $1.7M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #375 of 946 China films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #77 of 168 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Hengdian Chinese Film Production Co., Beijing Weiyingshidai Culture & Media, October Media, October Animation Studio, S&C Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | July 10, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4644382 |