Hong Kong The Hitman's Bodyguard returned 5.9× its production cost, earning $176.6M against a $30.0M budget — one of the highest-return Hong Kong films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Everyone's out to get them… If they don't kill each other first.”
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
The 2016–2018 Hong Kong Window
45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Hitman's Bodyguard sits at position #9.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Hitman's Bodyguard. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Hitman's Bodyguard premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 58m runtime, production spent $254K per minute on screen and earned $1.5M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #149 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #85 of 516 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Bulgaria, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | French, English, Russian |
| Production Companies | Campbell Grobman Films, East Light Media, Nu Boyana Film Studios, Tom de Mol Productions, Summit Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | August 16, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt1959563 |
| Official Site | thehitmansbodyguard.movie |