China Synopsis
“The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
The 2007–2009 China Window
63 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Forbidden Kingdom sits at position #30.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Forbidden Kingdom. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Forbidden Kingdom premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 44m runtime, production spent $529K per minute on screen and earned $1.2M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #504 of 946 China films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #147 of 319 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Casey Silver Productions, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Relativity Media, Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | April 18, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0865556 |
| Official Site | www.forbiddenkingdommovie.com |