Now You See Me 2
2016 2h 9m movie Film Hong Kong

Now You See Me 2

“You haven't seen anything yet.”

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.

The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window

57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Now You See Me 2 sits at position #10.

  1. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
    #1

    Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  2. Little Big Master
    #2

    Little Big Master

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

  3. Cook Up a Storm
    #3

    Cook Up a Storm

    ★ 7.5 · 2017

  4. Trivisa
    #4

    Trivisa

    ★ 7.2 · 2016

  5. Bounty Hunters
    #5

    Bounty Hunters

    ★ 7.2 · 2016

  6. Patriots Day
    #6

    Patriots Day

    ★ 7.0 · 2016

  7. Robbery
    #7

    Robbery

    ★ 7.0 · 2016

  8. The Hitman's Bodyguard
    #8

    The Hitman's Bodyguard

    ★ 6.9 · 2017

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.

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The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Now You See Me 2 premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$90.0M
Budget
$334.9M
Revenue
$244.9M
Net Profit
3.7×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $698K per minute on screen and earned $2.6M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
10,172
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • prison
  • new york city
  • magic
  • kidnapping
  • fbi
  • card trick
  • secret society
  • hypnosis
  • illusion
  • twin brother
  • heist
  • revenge
  • vigilante
  • on the run
  • fake death
  • perception

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