China 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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $1 per minute on screen and earned $64 per minute back.
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
Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Our Shining Days itself).
The 2016–2018 China Window
Among 224 China films we catalog from this window, Our Shining Days places #27 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Our Shining Days premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other China films in 2017.
The 518th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 59% of China films in our index.
Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Our Shining Days, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- high school rivalry · 2
- traditional music · 1
- dream · 18
- friendship · 134
- high school · 88
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 |