China Synopsis
消失的子弹
One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets…
The 2011–2013 China Window
96 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Bullet Vanishes sits at position #33.
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The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bullet Vanishes premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 48m runtime, production spent $111K per minute on screen and earned $1K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #589 of 946 China films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #182 of 319 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | JCE Movies |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | August 14, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2106741 |