Dragon Blade
2015 2h 7m movie Film Hong Kong

Dragon Blade

天將雄師

“When the Eagle meets the Dragon”

Dragon Blade is a Hong Kong–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

天將雄師

“When the Eagle meets the Dragon”

Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.

Audience Engagement

516
Reviews
94th
Review-volume percentile
94th
Popularity percentile

516 audience reviews — more than 94% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Hong Kong × China Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)China

Other Hong Kong×China titles

The 2014–2016 Hong Kong Window

Dragon Blade holds position #14 of 57 Hong Kong films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Little Big Master

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  2. Trivisa
    #2

    Trivisa

    ★ 7.2 · 2016
  3. Bounty Hunters
    #3

    Bounty Hunters

    ★ 7.2 · 2016
  4. Patriots Day
    #4

    Patriots Day

    ★ 7.0 · 2016
  5. Robbery
    #5

    Robbery

    ★ 7.0 · 2016
  6. Mad World
    #6

    Mad World

    ★ 6.9 · 2016
  7. Now You See Me 2
    #7

    Now You See Me 2

    ★ 6.8 · 2016
  8. Sara
    #8

    Sara

    ★ 6.8 · 2015

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Blade premiered alongside 22 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$65.0M
Budget
$121.5M
Revenue
$56.5M
Net Profit
1.9×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 7m runtime, production spent $512K per minute on screen and earned $957K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 2015.

The 737th 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

6.4
TMDB Rating
516
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #362 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Adventure productions specifically: #42 of 91 (top 46%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, China
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin
Production CompaniesVisualizer Film Company, Shanghai Film Group, Jackie & JJ Production, Sparkle Roll Media, Alibaba Pictures Group
Runtime2h 7m
Release DateFebruary 19, 2015
IMDbtt3672840