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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $133K per minute on screen and earned $889K per minute back.
Action + War in China
25 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Wolf Warrior itself).
The 2014–2016 China Window
Wolf Warrior holds position #78 of 143 China films in the 2014–2016 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 Wolf Warrior premiered alongside 43 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.
The 385th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
194 audience reviews — more than 85% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among China films.
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 |