Our Shining Days returned 64.1× its production cost, earning $7K against a $103 budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
闪光少女
A youth inspirational film, about how a group of high school students try to revive Chinese orchestra ensemble. They face many challenges along the way to compete nationally, including a rivalry with the more popular Western orchestra club.
The 2016–2018 China Window
224 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Our Shining Days sits at position #27.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Our Shining Days. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Edko Films
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Our Shining Days premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $1 per minute on screen and earned $64 per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #140 of 946 China films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #88 of 547 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Edko Films |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | July 20, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt7013194 |