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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $653K per minute on screen and earned $6.0M per minute back.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
Comedy + Fantasy in China
30 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Mermaid itself).
The 2015–2017 China Window
The Mermaid holds position #83 of 191 China films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mermaid premiered alongside 61 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.
The 425th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
355 audience reviews — more than 89% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among China films.
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 |