Chaos Walking
2021 1h 49m movie Film Hong Kong

Chaos Walking

“No one escapes the noise.”

Synopsis

“No one escapes the noise.”

Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

Audience Engagement

2,087
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

2,087 audience reviews — more than 98% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Chaos Walking. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Fantasy + Science Fiction in Hong Kong

10 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Chaos Walking itself).

The 2020–2022 Hong Kong Window

Chaos Walking holds position #14 of 24 Hong Kong films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Revolution of Our Times
    #1

    Revolution of Our Times

    ★ 8.2 · 2021
  2. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
    #2

    The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  3. Anita
    #3

    Anita

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  4. The Calm Beyond
    #4

    The Calm Beyond

    ★ 7.6 · 2020
  5. Zero to Hero
    #5

    Zero to Hero

    ★ 7.3 · 2021
  6. The Sparring Partner
    #6

    The Sparring Partner

    ★ 7.3 · 2022
  7. Drifting
    #7

    Drifting

    ★ 7.3 · 2021
  8. Do Not Split
    #8

    Do Not Split

    ★ 7.3 · 2020

The 2020s Hong Kong Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 9 titles released, including Chaos Walking. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (25 total).

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$125.0M
Budget
$26.5M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.2×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 49m runtime, production spent $1.1M per minute on screen and earned $243K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 2021.

The 820th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
2,087
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #268 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #18 of 75 (top 24%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesCanada, Hong Kong, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesQuadrant Pictures, Lionsgate, Bron Studios, 3 Arts Entertainment, TIK Films
Runtime1h 49m
Release DateFebruary 24, 2021
IMDbtt2076822
Official Sitechaoswalking.movie

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