China Operation Red Sea returned 8.3× its production cost, earning $579.2M against a $70.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
红海行动
A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit – Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 19m runtime, production spent $504K per minute on screen and earned $4.2M per minute back.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Bona Film Group
Action + Thriller in China
49 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Operation Red Sea itself).
The 2017–2019 China Window
Operation Red Sea holds position #84 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Operation Red Sea premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 572nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
237 audience reviews — more than 86% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Operation Red Sea, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hostage situation · 5
- tank battle · 2
- naval battleship · 2
- red sea · 1
- uranium · 1
- peoples army · 1
- historical fiction · 12
- desert · 9
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #303 of 946 China films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #75 of 319 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Morocco |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Bona Film Group, The P.L.A Navy Government TV Art Central of China, Star Dream Studio Media, Emperor Film Production, Film Fireworks Production |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | February 16, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6878882 |