Rock Dog
2016 1h 30m movie Film China

Rock Dog

“A new breed of rock star”

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.

  1. Nirvana in Fire
    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. Fights Break Sphere
    #2

    Fights Break Sphere

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  3. Burning Ice
    #3

    Burning Ice

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  4. Blue Planet II
    #4

    Blue Planet II

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  5. Day And Night
    #5

    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  6. The Advisors Alliance
    #6

    The Advisors Alliance

    ★ 8.5 · 2017
  7. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
    #7

    The Legend of the Condor Heroes

    ★ 8.5 · 2017
  8. Who's The Murderer
    #8

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016

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.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$60.0M
Budget
$9.4M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.2×
Return Ratio

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
Reviews
88th
Review-volume percentile
82nd
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • rock 'n' roll · 3
  • guitar · 2
  • mastiff · 2
  • naivety · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • dog · 23
  • anthropomorphism · 20
  • musician · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • village · 46

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
271
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesDream Factory Group, Reel FX Creative Studios, Mandoo Pictures, Eracme Entertainment, Summit Entertainment
Runtime1h 30m
Release DateJuly 8, 2016
IMDbtt2822672
Official Sitewww.rockdogmovie.com

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