China White Snake returned 5.2× its production cost, earning $61.6M against a $11.9M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
白蛇：缘起
“The legend begins”
One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as they learn more about her past, they uncover a darker plot of supernatural forces vying for power, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
Audience Engagement
411 audience reviews — more than 90% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 39m runtime, production spent $121K per minute on screen and earned $623K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with White Snake. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2018–2020 China Window
White Snake holds position #50 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including White Snake. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 646th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on White Snake, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ancient · 1
- cartoon snake · 1
- dragon · 26
- poverty · 24
- emperor · 16
- anime · 711
- china · 127
- love · 123
- adult animation · 101
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #134 of 946 China films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Romance productions specifically: #6 of 125 (top 5%).