China Wolf Warrior returned 6.7× its production cost, earning $80.0M against a $12.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
战狼
A Chinese special force soldier with extraordinary marksmanship is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.
The 2014–2016 China Window
143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Wolf Warrior sits at position #78.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wolf Warrior premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $133K per minute on screen and earned $889K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #651 of 946 China films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #204 of 319 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Nanking Military Area Command Of The TV Art Centre, Beijing Dengfeng International Culture, Chunqiu Time Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | April 2, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3540136 |