China Synopsis
“A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits.”
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Audience Engagement
6,987 audience reviews — more than 99% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among China films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2016–2018 China Window
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets holds position #110 of 224 China films in the 2016–2018 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 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets premiered alongside 84 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 16m runtime, production spent $1.3M per minute on screen and earned $1.7M per minute back.
Adventure + Science Fiction in China
9 China titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other China films in 2017.
The 518th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- shapeshifting · 3
- energy · 3
- pacifist · 2
- government agent · 2
- utopia · 2
- alien planet · 2
- political intrigue · 2
- marketplace · 1
- trapped in space · 1
- federal government · 1
- unity · 1
- cosmopolis · 1
- alien abduction · 1
- military · 23
- parallel world · 20
- space travel · 8
- genocide · 7
- space opera · 6
- based on comic · 58
- alien · 51
- future · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #502 of 946 China films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #88 of 178 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | French, English |
| Production Companies | Belga Films, River Road Entertainment, Grive Productions, EuropaCorp, UFA |
| Runtime | 2h 16m |
| Release Date | July 20, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt2239822 |