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
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“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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 27m runtime, production spent $544K per minute on screen and earned $3.1M per minute back.
War + History in China
17 China titles in our catalog blend the War and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Eight Hundred itself).
The 2019–2021 China Window
The Eight Hundred holds position #109 of 225 China films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Eight Hundred premiered alongside 55 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 55 other China films in 2020.
The 759th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
216 audience reviews — more than 86% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among China films.
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 |