China The Wandering Earth II returned 8.2× its production cost, earning $604.4M against a $73.8M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
流浪地球2
Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
Audience Engagement
357 audience reviews — more than 90% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 99th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 53m runtime, production spent $427K per minute on screen and earned $3.5M per minute back.
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Science Fiction + Action in China
23 China titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Wandering Earth II itself).
The 2022–2024 China Window
The Wandering Earth II holds position #25 of 77 China films in the 2022–2024 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
The Wandering Earth II premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 35 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 216 films and series across 4 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other China films in 2023.
The 916th 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 Wandering Earth II, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- space station · 5
- global threat · 3
- giant engine · 2
- global government · 2
- earth in peril · 1
- space travel · 8
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #267 of 946 China films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Science Fiction productions specifically: #5 of 41 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Russian, French, Mandarin, Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Guo Fan Culture and Media |
| Runtime | 2h 53m |
| Release Date | January 22, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt13539646 |
| Official Site | trinitycineasia.com |