Hong Kong Synopsis
“The Turtles Are Back….In Time.”
The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.
Audience Engagement
723 audience reviews — more than 96% 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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III itself).
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1992-1994 Hong Kong release window, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III sits at #69 of 78. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 36m runtime, production spent $219K per minute on screen and earned $440K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.
The 363rd 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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- anthropomorphic animal · 4
- teleportation · 2
- vigilante justice · 2
- feudal japan · 26
- cartoon · 6
- japan · 454
- martial arts · 369
- superhero · 80
- time travel · 70
- based on comic · 58
- ninja · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #728 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #464 of 516 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Clearwater Holdings Limited, New Line Cinema, Mirage Studios, Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | March 17, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0108308 |