Hong Kong Synopsis
“You haven't seen anything yet.”
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.
Audience Engagement
10,172 audience reviews — more than 100% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Now You See Me 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Summit Entertainment
Crime + Thriller in Hong Kong
96 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Now You See Me 2 itself).
The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window
Now You See Me 2 holds position #10 of 57 Hong Kong films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Now You See Me 2 premiered alongside 18 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $698K per minute on screen and earned $2.6M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Hong Kong films in 2016.
The 767th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Now You See Me 2, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- twin brother · 5
- macau · 5
- secret society · 4
- hypnosis · 4
- fake death · 4
- card trick · 3
- illusion · 3
- on the run · 3
- fbi agent · 3
- perception · 2
- secrecy · 2
- twists · 2
- illusionist · 1
- illusionism · 1
- debunker · 1
- sleight of hand · 1
- magic shop · 1
- magicians · 1
- in hiding · 1
- exposed · 1
- best of the best · 1
- new york city · 23
- heist · 18
- fbi · 13
- vigilante · 12
- revenge · 210
- china · 127
- magic · 84
- kidnapping · 72
- prison · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #187 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #51 of 167 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate, K/O Paper Products, TIK Films |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | June 2, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt3110958 |
| Official Site | nowyouseeme.movie |