China The Farewell returned 92.2× its production cost, earning $23.1M against a $250K budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Based on an actual lie.”
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
The 2018–2020 China Window
219 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Farewell sits at position #67.
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Farewell. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Farewell premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 40m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $231K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #205 of 946 China films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #46 of 214 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Big Beach, Depth of Field, Kindred Spirit, Seesaw Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 12, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt8637428 |
| Official Site | a24films.com |