My Blueberry Nights
2007 1h 35m movie Film China

My Blueberry Nights

“How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagine living without?”

My Blueberry Nights is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagine living without?”

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems…

Audience Engagement

682
Reviews
93rd
Review-volume percentile
80th
Popularity percentile

682 audience reviews — more than 93% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among China films.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with My Blueberry Nights. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Block 2 Pictures

Drama + Romance in China

85 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding My Blueberry Nights itself).

The 2006–2008 China Window

My Blueberry Nights holds position #36 of 56 China films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Hongmao and Lantu: Martial Arts Series
    #1

    Hongmao and Lantu: Martial Arts Series

    ★ 9.1 · 2006
  2. The Legend of Qin
    #2

    The Legend of Qin

    ★ 8.7 · 2007
  3. Ip Man
    #3

    Ip Man

    ★ 7.8 · 2008
  4. Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
    #4

    Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

    ★ 7.8 · 2008
  5. Blind Mountain
    #5

    Blind Mountain

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  6. Please Vote for Me
    #6

    Please Vote for Me

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  7. Fearless
    #7

    Fearless

    ★ 7.5 · 2006
  8. The Secret of the Magic Gourd
    #8

    The Secret of the Magic Gourd

    ★ 7.4 · 2007

The 2000s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Blueberry Nights premiered alongside 21 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$10.0M
Budget
$21.8M
Revenue
$11.8M
Net Profit
2.2×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 35m runtime, production spent $105K per minute on screen and earned $229K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.

The 171st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on My Blueberry Nights, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • poker · 5
  • waitress · 3
  • las vegas · 3
  • lovesickness · 2
  • night life · 2
  • approach · 1
  • tasty food · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • father daughter relationship · 29
  • road trip · 23
  • loneliness · 17
  • melancholy · 7
  • casino · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • friendship · 134

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
682
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #579 of 946 China films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).

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

Among China Drama productions specifically: #368 of 547 (top 67%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, France, Hong Kong, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesBlock 2 Pictures, Jet Tone Production, StudioCanal, Lou Yi, The Weinstein Company
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateNovember 28, 2007
IMDbtt0765120