China The Grandmaster returned 16.6× its production cost, earning $64.1M against a $3.9M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
一代宗師
“In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing.”
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.
Audience Engagement
778 audience reviews — more than 93% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 10m runtime, production spent $30K per minute on screen and earned $493K per minute back.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Grandmaster. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Jet Tone Films
Action + Drama in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Grandmaster itself).
The 2012–2014 China Window
The Grandmaster holds position #28 of 93 China films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
The Grandmaster premiered in 2013 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 26 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 515 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other China films in 2013.
The 314th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #506 of 946 China films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #149 of 319 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Jet Tone Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | January 10, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt1462900 |