China Norm of the North is a China–India co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“Bear to be different”
Polar bear Norm and his three Arctic lemming buddies are forced out into the world once their icy home begins melting and breaking apart. Landing in New York, Norm begins life anew as a performing corporate mascot, only to discover that his new employers are directly responsible for the destruction of his polar home.
China × India Co-Production
Other China×India titles
Other Titles From Lionsgate
Adventure + Animation in China
46 China titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Norm of the North itself).
The 2015–2017 China Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 China release window, Norm of the North sits at #176 of 191. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Norm of the North premiered alongside 61 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 26m runtime, production spent $81K per minute on screen and earned $198K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.
The 421st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
315 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Review volume (88th percentile) outruns trending popularity (68th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Norm of the North, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- polar bear · 3
- arctic polar circle region · 2
- shocking · 2
- psychotic · 1
- avalanche · 1
- lemmings · 1
- arctic · 1
- disgusted · 1
- ghoulish · 1
- new york city · 23
- computer animation · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #897 of 946 China films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.0 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #171 of 178 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, India, Ireland, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Lionsgate, Splash Entertainment, Telegael, Assemblage Entertainment, Mandate International |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | January 14, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt1594972 |
| Official Site | www.lionsgate.com |