China The King's Daughter is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“What on Earth can hold more power than a king?”
King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
Audience Engagement
640 audience reviews — more than 92% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among China films.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The King's Daughter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Fantasy + Adventure in China
79 China titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The King's Daughter itself).
The 2021–2023 China Window
The King's Daughter holds position #68 of 160 China films in the 2021–2023 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 King's Daughter premiered alongside 41 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 34m runtime, production spent $431K per minute on screen and earned $23K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 41 other China films in 2022.
The 874th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The King's Daughter, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- illegitimate child · 1
- immortality · 14
- 17th century · 12
- mermaid · 7
- quest · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
- period drama · 37
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #300 of 946 China films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #63 of 168 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Firstep, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Kylin Pictures, Bliss Media, Lightstream Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | January 21, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt2328678 |
| Official Site | thekingsdaughtermovie.com |