China Post Truth returned 7.1× its production cost, earning $102.5M against a $14.5M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
保你平安
Former boss Wei Pingan makes his living by selling cemeteries. For the sake of a promise, Wei Pingan tries to find out the truth, but finds that the people who spread the rumors do not care about the truth, but only about what they believe to be the truth, and Wei Pingan himself is caught in a new rumor.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $130K per minute on screen and earned $915K per minute back.
The 2022–2024 China Window
Post Truth holds position #26 of 77 China films in the 2022–2024 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
Post Truth premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 35 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 216 films and series across 4 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other China films in 2023.
The 926th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 38% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #290 of 946 China films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #61 of 214 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shanghai Ruyi Film & TV Production, 上海他城影业有限公司, Tao Piao Piao, 天津猫眼微影文化传媒有限公司, 厦门人马文化传媒有限公司 |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | March 10, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt18690030 |