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.
The 2012–2014 China Window
93 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Grandmaster sits at position #28.
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
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Grandmaster premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 10m runtime, production spent $30K per minute on screen and earned $493K per minute back.
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 |