China The Eight Hundred returned 5.8× its production cost, earning $461.4M against a $80.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
八佰
“Based on the true story of one of the greatest battles of WWII.”
In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
The 2019–2021 China Window
225 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Eight Hundred sits at position #109.
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★ 9.5 · 2019
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★ 9.2 · 2020
#3The Long Ballad
★ 9.1 · 2021
#4Ling Cage: Incarnation
★ 9.0 · 2019
#5All Is Well
★ 9.0 · 2019
#6A Perfect Planet
★ 8.9 · 2021
#7A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
★ 8.9 · 2020
#8LEGO Monkie Kid
★ 8.8 · 2020
The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Eight Hundred premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 27m runtime, production spent $544K per minute on screen and earned $3.1M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #337 of 946 China films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China War productions specifically: #22 of 55 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, China |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Beijing Enlight Pictures, Tencent Pictures, South Australian Film Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 27m |
| Release Date | August 14, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt7294150 |
| Official Site | cmc-pictures.com |