China Synopsis
“A new breed of rock star”
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Adventure + Animation in China
46 China titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rock Dog itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rock Dog. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2015–2017 China Window
Rock Dog holds position #103 of 191 China films in the 2015–2017 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 Rock Dog premiered alongside 61 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $667K per minute on screen and earned $105K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.
The 443rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
271 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Rock Dog, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rock 'n' roll · 3
- guitar · 2
- mastiff · 2
- naivety · 1
- dog · 23
- anthropomorphism · 20
- musician · 8
- village · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #650 of 946 China films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #124 of 178 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Dream Factory Group, Reel FX Creative Studios, Mandoo Pictures, Eracme Entertainment, Summit Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | July 8, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt2822672 |
| Official Site | www.rockdogmovie.com |