Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015 1h 58m movie Film China

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

钟馗伏魔:雪妖魔灵

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

钟馗伏魔:雪妖魔灵

The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other Titles From Enlight Pictures

Action + Fantasy in China

90 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal itself).

The 2014–2016 China Window

In the crowded 2014-2016 China release window, Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal sits at #121 of 143. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Nirvana in Fire
    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. Who's The Murderer
    #2

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  3. Hacksaw Ridge
    #3

    Hacksaw Ridge

    ★ 8.2 · 2016
  4. The Whirlwind Girl
    #4

    The Whirlwind Girl

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  5. Love Me If You Dare
    #5

    Love Me If You Dare

    ★ 8.0 · 2015
  6. The Chinese Mayor
    #6

    The Chinese Mayor

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  7. Under the Dome
    #7

    Under the Dome

    ★ 7.8 · 2015
  8. When a Snail Falls in Love
    #8

    When a Snail Falls in Love

    ★ 7.7 · 2016

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal premiered alongside 43 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.

The 380th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

36
Reviews
56th
Review-volume percentile
48th
Popularity percentile

36 audience reviews — more than 56% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • evil plot · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • black magic · 17
  • elves · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • love · 123
  • battle · 34

Reception Benchmarks

5.2
TMDB Rating
36
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #861 of 946 China films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #289 of 319 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesUnited States of America, China, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesEnlight Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures Asia, Tencent Video, Wu's Entertainment Co., Desen International Media
Runtime1h 58m
Release DateFebruary 19, 2015
IMDbtt3585004