China The Mermaid returned 9.1× its production cost, earning $553.8M against a $60.7M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
美人鱼
“Half Fish, Half Human, 100% Assassin”
A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.
The 2015–2017 China Window
191 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Mermaid sits at position #83.
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The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mermaid premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $653K per minute on screen and earned $6.0M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #544 of 946 China films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #115 of 214 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Alpha Pictures, Star Overseas, Shanghai New Culture Media Group Co Ltd, Beijing Enlight Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | February 8, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4701660 |