The Monkey King: Reborn
2021 1h 35m movie Film China

The Monkey King: Reborn

西游记之再世妖王

“The final showdown.”

Synopsis

西游记之再世妖王

“The final showdown.”

When the irritable monkey king visits a temple together with his master Tang Monk, he feels offended because of a trifle and thereupon accidentally destroys a magic tree growing on the sacred ground. This brings an ancient demon king back to life, who promptly kidnaps Tang Monk to take revenge for his long imprisonment. The monkey king and his followers have only three days to not only save their master but also to prevent the demon king from regaining his full powers and destroying the world…

Animation + Action in China

33 China titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Monkey King: Reborn itself).

The 2020–2022 China Window

The Monkey King: Reborn holds position #81 of 181 China films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Swallowed Star
    #1

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  2. The Long Ballad
    #2

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021
  3. A Perfect Planet
    #3

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021
  4. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #4

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020
  5. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #5

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020
  6. Awakening Age
    #6

    Awakening Age

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  7. The Long Night
    #7

    The Long Night

    ★ 8.7 · 2020
  8. Falling Into Your Smile
    #8

    Falling Into Your Smile

    ★ 8.6 · 2021

The 2020s China Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including The Monkey King: Reborn. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$20.0M
Budget
$13.0M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.7×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 35m runtime, production spent $211K per minute on screen and earned $137K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.

The 813th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

265
Reviews
87th
Review-volume percentile
77th
Popularity percentile

265 audience reviews — more than 87% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 77th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
265
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #302 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 Animation productions specifically: #45 of 97 (top 46%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production Companies星皓影业有限公司
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateApril 2, 2021
IMDbtt14391088
Official Sitewww.wellgousa.com

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