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.
The 2022–2024 China Window
77 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Wandering Earth II sits at position #25.
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The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wandering Earth II premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 53m runtime, production spent $427K per minute on screen and earned $3.5M per minute back.
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 |