China Venom returned 7.4× its production cost, earning $856.1M against a $116.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“The world has enough Superheroes.”
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Audience Engagement
14,724 audience reviews — more than 100% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $1.0M per minute on screen and earned $7.6M per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Venom. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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 Venom itself).
The 2017–2019 China Window
Venom holds position #117 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 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 Venom premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 623rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Venom, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- alien life-form · 3
- genetic experiment · 2
- business tycoon · 1
- symbiote · 1
- duringcreditsstinger · 26
- aftercreditsstinger · 24
- california · 20
- spacecraft · 13
- san francisco · 8
- anti hero · 7
- superhero · 80
- based on comic · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #418 of 946 China films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Science Fiction productions specifically: #11 of 41 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, Malay |
| Production Companies | Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, Arad Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | September 28, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt1270797 |
| Official Site | www.sonypictures.com |