China Synopsis
魔宫魅影
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show – and bring in new victims.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Phantom of the Theatre. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Distribution Workshop
The 2015–2017 China Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 China release window, Phantom of the Theatre sits at #173 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 Phantom of the Theatre premiered alongside 61 others.
Drama + Horror in China
8 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Phantom of the Theatre itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.
The 435th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 29% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Phantom of the Theatre, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- film in film · 4
- director · 3
- acrobats · 2
- shanghai · 26
- china · 127
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #887 of 946 China films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.8 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #523 of 547 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Distribution Workshop |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | April 29, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5639650 |