Hong Kong Synopsis
全城戒備
Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II. Instead of finding treasure, the performers – including Sunny – are sprayed with a mysterious chemical that turns them into superhuman mutants…
Science Fiction + Action in Hong Kong
25 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding City Under Siege itself).
The 2009–2011 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2009-2011 Hong Kong release window, City Under Siege sits at #47 of 58. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
2010 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 28 titles released, including City Under Siege. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (166 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 50m runtime, production spent $155K per minute on screen and earned $126K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 2010.
The 664th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
50 audience reviews — more than 68% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 77th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #787 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Science Fiction productions specifically: #32 of 37 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Shanxi Film Studio, Enlight Pictures, Guangzhou Ying Ming Media Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | August 11, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1691832 |