The Battle at Lake Changjin
2021 2h 58m movie Film China

The Battle at Lake Changjin

长津湖

“Do they fall out of the goddamn sky?”

The Battle at Lake Changjin is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

长津湖

“Do they fall out of the goddamn sky?”

Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

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Drama + War in China

45 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Battle at Lake Changjin itself).

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The 2020–2022 China Window

In the crowded 2020-2022 China release window, The Battle at Lake Changjin sits at #156 of 181. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  2. The Long Ballad
    #2

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021
  3. A Perfect Planet
    #3

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021
  4. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #4

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020
  5. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #5

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020
  6. Awakening Age
    #6

    Awakening Age

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  7. The Long Night
    #7

    The Long Night

    ★ 8.7 · 2020
  8. Falling Into Your Smile
    #8

    Falling Into Your Smile

    ★ 8.6 · 2021

The 2020s China Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including The Battle at Lake Changjin. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$200.0M
Budget
$902.5M
Revenue
$702.5M
Net Profit
4.5×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 58m runtime, production spent $1.1M per minute on screen and earned $5.1M per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.

The 852nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

72
Reviews
71st
Review-volume percentile
66th
Popularity percentile

72 audience reviews — more than 71% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 66th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
72
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #751 of 946 China films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #465 of 547 (top 85%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English
Production CompaniesAugust 1st Film Studio, Bona Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Beijing Dengfeng International Culture, Alibaba Pictures Group
Runtime2h 58m
Release DateSeptember 30, 2021
IMDbtt13462900